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Hans Weik - Pilot Profile - Hans Weik

Hans Weik

Victories : 36
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 5th June 2001


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Born in 1922, Hans Weik was one of the younger Luftwaffe Aces who, after commissioning, was posted to Russia in the spring of 1943 as a young Leutnant flying with the Geschwaderstab JG3. In the spring of 1944 he was promoted Staffelfuhrer 10./JG3 and as such was to become one of the most respected Staffel commanders in the home defence of Germany. In the final weeks of the war he transferred to Lechfeld for training on the Me262. Hans Weik flew over 100 combat missions and achieved a total of 36 victories, 24 of them in the west. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in July 1944. He died 5th June 2001.

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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.

Hans Weik

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

JG3


Country : Germany
'Richthofen'

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JG3

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942.

Commanders of IV./JG 3

Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944
Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944
Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944
Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945
Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945
Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

Known Victory Claims - Hans Weik

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

09/03/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3Jak-198 344: 150m11.26Eastern Front
23/03/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3LaGG-380 890: 1200m11.27Eastern Front
27/03/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3I-16 Rata98 810: 1200m11.3Eastern Front
31/03/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3LaGG-590 570: 1000m16.15Eastern Front
11/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3I-16 Rata85 110: 500m5.35Eastern Front
11/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3LaGG-385 790: 1500m12.03Eastern Front
15/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3LaGG-385 142: 500m16.3Eastern Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3Airacobra-15.1Eastern Front
17/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3Airacobra85 763: 200m15.05Eastern Front
21/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3Il-275 461: 300m11.08Eastern Front
21/04/1943Ltn. Hans WeikStabJG 3Il-275 457: 200m11.05Eastern Front
16/09/1943Ltn. Hans Weik4JGr. OstB-172km S. La Rochelle: 6000m18.59Western Front
19/12/1943Ltn. Hans Weik9JG 3B-1770km SE Innsbrück: 5500m12.26Western Front
20/02/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3P-47-15.2Western Front
21/02/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17Raum Holzminden: 6000m14.38Western Front
25/02/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17SE Crailsheim: 6000m13.2Western Front
04/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17Neuruppin: 7500m13.1Western Front
06/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17GD-5: 7000m [S. Tangerhütte]12.47Western Front
06/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17N. Braunschwieg: 6800m12.52Western Front
08/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17HD-2: 6800m13.3Western Front
08/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3P-51-13.56Western Front
23/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17KQ-9: 7000m [Werl]11.2Western Front
30/03/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3P-4710km S. Mönchen-Gladbach: 100m16.3Western Front
24/04/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17CE: 6500m [NE München]13.36Western Front
24/04/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17S. Landshut: 6500m13.45Western Front
24/04/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17S. Landshut: 6500m13.46Western Front
29/04/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17HB-1: 7500m [Helmstedt]11.05Western Front
29/04/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17HD-3 Burg: 7000m11.2Western Front
08/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-24FA-1: [S. Sülze-Südheide]10.09Western Front
08/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-24NW Braunschweig10.14Western Front
08/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-17FT-1: [SW Hoya]12.12Western Front
12/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-1705 Ost S/PR: 6500m [SE Frankfurt]12.3Western Front
12/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-1705 Ost S/PS: 6500m [Frankfurt-Main]12.37Western Front
13/05/1944Ltn. Hans Weik11JG 3B-17UG-7: 5000m [Greifswald]14.24Western Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Hans Weik10JG 3B-24Raum Oschersleben Kr. Sachsen: 6500m9.42Western Front
18/07/1944Oblt. Hans Weik10JG 3B-1730km SE Memmingen: 7600m10.5Western Front

Known Claims : 36

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