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Rudolf Sinner - Pilot Profile - Rudolf Sinner

Rudolf Sinner

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Victories : 39
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis

Scored 2 of his victories in the Me262 jet.


Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Rudolf Sinner

Squadrons for : Rudolf Sinner
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Rudolf Sinner. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG27


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG27		JG27

Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Commanders of IV./JG 27

Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943
Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943
Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943
Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943
Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943
Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945

JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

JG7


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG7		JG7

Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II and the first operational jet fighter wing in the world.

It was created late in 1944 and served until the end of the war in May 1945, and it operated the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter exclusively.

JG 7 was formed under the command of Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, with Kommando Nowotny (the initial Me 262 test wing ) renumbered III./JG 7. Under the command of Major Erich Hohagen III./JG 7 was the only element of JG 7 ready to operate against the Allies. Throughout its existence JG 7 suffered from an irregular supply of new aircraft, fuel and spares. With such a radically new aircraft, training accidents were also common, with 10 Me 262s being lost in six weeks.

The technical troubles and material shortages meant initial tentative sorties were only in flight strength, usually no more than 4 or 6 aircraft. Flying from Brandenburg-Briest, Oranienburg and Parchim, the Geschwader flew intermittently against the huge USAAF bomber streams.

By the end of February 1945 JG 7 had claimed around 45 four-engine bombers and 15 fighters, but at this stage of war this success rate had no affect whatsoever on the Allied air offensive. During March JG 7 finally began to deliver larger scale attacks against the heavy bomber streams. 3 March saw 29 sorties for 8 kills claimed (one jet was lost). On 18 March III./JG 7 finally managed their biggest attack numerically thus far, some 37 Me 262s engaging a force of 1,200 American bombers and 600 fighters. This action also marked the first use of the new R4M rockets. 12 bombers and 1 fighter were claimed for the loss of 3 Me 262s.

The total numbers of aircraft shot down by JG 7 is difficult to quantify due to the loss of Luftwaffe records, but at least 136 aircraft were claimed, and research indicates as many as 420 Allied aircraft may have been claimed shot down.
Aircraft for : Rudolf Sinner
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Me262




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Manufacturer : Messerschmitt
Number Built : 1400

Me262

The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late.

Known Victory Claims - Rudolf Sinner

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

12/10/1941Ltn. Rudolf Sinner2JG 27Curtiss P-40Sidi Omar9.05Western Front
17/12/1941Ltn. Rudolf Sinner2JG 27HurricaneSE Martuba11.1Western Front
13/02/1942Ltn. Rudolf Sinner2JG 27HurricaneESE Tobruk9.23Western Front
23/02/1942Ltn. Rudolf Sinner2JG 27Curtiss P-40NE Fort Acroma [SE Umm-er-Rzem]15.23Western Front
23/02/1942Ltn. Rudolf Sinner2JG 27Curtiss P-40SE Umm-er-Rzem15.25Western Front
30/05/1942Oblt. Rudolf SinnerStab I.JG 27Curtiss P-40Bir-el-Harmat14.05Western Front
24/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Hurricane20km S. Bir el Tholata10Western Front
26/06/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneSE Marsa-Matruh18.4Western Front
10/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneSW El-Alamein6.15Western Front
13/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40ENE El-Dakar12.25Western Front
17/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27SpitfireEl-Dakar6.37Western Front
17/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneHaggag-el-Quasaba13.22Western Front
17/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneS. Haggag-el-Quasaba13.27Western Front
19/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneBir-el-Themta9.15Western Front
19/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneS. El-Alamein9.19Western Front
20/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Hurricane3km SE Bir-el-Khasa11.19Western Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40N. Bir-el-Harmat18.09Western Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneSW El-Alamein18.16Western Front
24/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Bir-el-Abd9.4Western Front
24/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneS. Deir-el-Raghil17.19Western Front
28/07/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Hurricane3km E. Deir-el-Taqa18.25Western Front
03/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneSE El-Daba17.55Western Front
03/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27HurricaneBir Ibrahim18Western Front
14/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-405km NW El Alamein: 2000m6.3Western Front
14/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40 o.Zg.NW El Alamein6.25Western Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Hurricane5km NE Kharita: 2000m14.1Western Front
31/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Hurricane3km NW Deir-el-Raghil: 2000m10.3Western Front
31/08/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Spitfire15km S. Imayid: 6500m18.3Western Front
01/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-4015km ENE Deir-el-Taqa: 3500m6.59Western Front
01/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40E. Deir-el-Taqa7.01Western Front
03/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Curtiss P-40S. El-Hammam14.25Western Front
03/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27Spitfire3km S. Bir-Ibrahim: 5500m14.35Western Front
06/09/1942Oblt. Rudolf Sinner6JG 27AiracobraS. Bir-El-Imayid17.25Western Front
11/10/1943Hptm. Rudolf SinnerStab IV.JG 54LaGG-306 263: 800m [NE Ussvyati]15.08Eastern Front
18/10/1943Hptm. Rudolf SinnerStab IV.JG 54Curtiss P-4000 441 [SE Pushkin]: 2000m10.04Eastern Front
27/10/1943Hptm. Rudolf SinnerStab IV.JG 54La-510 714: 2000m13.45Eastern Front
06/03/1944Hptm. Rudolf SinnerStab III.JG 54B-17FQ-3 to FR-2: 6000m [Essen-Vechta]12.06Western Front
26/11/1944Major Rudolf Sinner3JG 7P-38FB-6: 2500m13.1Western Front
03/03/1945Major Rudolf SinnerStab III.JG 7B-24bei Rathenow-Western Front
07/03/1945Major Rudolf Sinner11JG 7P-51SW Berlin-Western Front

Known Claims : 40

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