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Otto Wessling - Pilot Profile - Otto Wessling

Otto Wessling

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Victories : 83
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 19th April 1944


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
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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.

Otto Wessling

Squadrons for : Otto Wessling
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Otto Wessling. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG3


Country : Germany
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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 - Otto Wessling

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

30/06/1940Gefr. Otto Weßling9JG 3HurricaneW. St. Omer15.45Western Front
10/07/1940Gefr. Otto Weßling9JG 3Blenheim20km W. Arras14.33Western Front
27/09/1940Uffz. Otto Weßling9JG 3Spitfire-15.45Western Front
27/09/1940Fw. Otto Weßling9JG 3--Western Front
05/02/1941Fw. Otto Weßling9JG 3HurricaneW. Calais14Western Front
21/05/1941Fw. Otto Weßling9JG 3BlenheimN. St. Pol-Western Front
03/10/1941Fw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-17-15.55Eastern Front
05/10/1941Fw. Otto Weßling9JG 3Il-2-14.35Eastern Front
04/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-10.3Eastern Front
06/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-11.4Eastern Front
07/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-15.05Eastern Front
08/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-6120km S.E. Staraya Russa: 100m16.23Eastern Front
15/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-16.15Eastern Front
17/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-10.35Eastern Front
17/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-10.4Eastern Front
17/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-15.4Eastern Front
19/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3U-2-16.05Eastern Front
20/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-9.3Eastern Front
20/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-9.35Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3Il-2-16.56Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3Il-2-17.02Eastern Front
28/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-12.4Eastern Front
28/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-301-12.5Eastern Front
30/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-11.4Eastern Front
31/03/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-14.4Eastern Front
01/04/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3P-2-17Eastern Front
01/04/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3P-2-17.1Eastern Front
04/04/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-61-17.2Eastern Front
05/04/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling9JG 3I-3011km W. Borki: 300m16.15Eastern Front
03/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-17.4Eastern Front
11/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Il-2-6.25Eastern Front
13/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3LaGG-3NE Kupjansk: 1700m12.13Eastern Front
13/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3LaGG-3NE Kupjansk: 700m12.17Eastern Front
22/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-12.55Eastern Front
22/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-13Eastern Front
22/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-13.1Eastern Front
22/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-6.45Eastern Front
28/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-3.35Eastern Front
29/06/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Il-2-17.05Eastern Front
03/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-10.05Eastern Front
05/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Jak-4-19.03Eastern Front
09/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-5.06Eastern Front
12/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3U-2-10.55Eastern Front
17/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3R-5-5.15Eastern Front
17/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-5.4Eastern Front
17/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-5.5Eastern Front
21/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3MiG-1-8.35Eastern Front
21/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Il-2Stalino: 50m9.01Eastern Front
21/07/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Il-2-8.56Eastern Front
08/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3Su-239 364: 400m10.53Eastern Front
12/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3LaGG-339 460: 4500m4.25Eastern Front
12/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling3JG 3LaGG-349 3104.28Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3LaGG-339 423: 200m17.5Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3MiG-149 312: 100m17.55Eastern Front
16/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3MiG-140 772: 1200m13.35Eastern Front
21/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3MiG-130 822: 1200m11.05Eastern Front
21/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3Pe-239 264: 900-1000m11.15Eastern Front
26/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3Jak-749 241: 600-700m8.45Eastern Front
28/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3MiG-149 251: 2200m5.15Eastern Front
28/08/1942Ofw. Otto Weßling2JG 3I-18049 214: 1700m5.17Eastern Front
02/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3B-2460-70km SW San Cesaria: 5-7000m11.3Western Front
02/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3B-2430km SE Lecce: 8000m11.12Western Front
12/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3Spitfire10km S. Catania: 2500m17.1Western Front
12/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3Spitfire30km S. Licata: 2000m11.12Western Front
12/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3Spitfire5km W. Syracuse: 3000m8.15Western Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3B-2415km N. Bari: 6300m13.1Western Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3B-2415km SE Palazzo San Pervaria: 4500m13.22Western Front
18/07/1943Ltn. Otto Weßling10JG 3P-3870494: 6300m13.55Western Front
23/03/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-173-5km N. Hamm: 7000m11.2Western Front
23/03/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3P-385km NW Ahlen: 6500m11.24Western Front
29/03/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3P-51ES-5: 3500m [Syke-Bassum]14.18Western Front
29/03/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17GT-2: 6500m [Steinhüder Meer]14.12Western Front
08/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17NW Braunschweig: 5500m14.15Western Front
08/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-24N. Braunschweig: 5200m14.2Western Front
09/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-24SH [N. Rügen]: 6500m11.4Western Front
11/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17GB-6: 5000m [S. Oebisfelde]11Western Front
11/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17GC-1: 5000m [b. Miesterhorst]11.04Western Front
11/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17HE-2: 5300m [Rostock]13.2Western Front
13/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17ST-3: 6300m [SW Wertheim]14.05Western Front
18/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17FF: 6500m [Raum Nauen: W. Berlin]14.35Western Front
18/04/1944Oblt. Otto Weßling11JG 3B-17FF: 6300m [Raum Nauen: W. Berlin]14.38Western Front

Known Claims : 81

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