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Klaus Mietusch - Pilot Profile - Klaus Mietusch

Klaus Mietusch

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Victories : 72
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 17th September 1944


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

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.

Klaus Mietusch

Squadrons for : Klaus Mietusch
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Klaus Mietusch. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG26


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG26		JG26

Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923.

Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26

Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939
Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940
Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940
Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40
Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941
Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942
Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943
Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943
Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943
ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943
Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944
Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944
Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944
Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944
Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45
ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945
Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945

Known Victory Claims - Klaus Mietusch

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

31/05/1940Ltn. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26HurricaneDünkirchen15.4Western Front
31/08/1940Ltn. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireChelmsford: 5000m10.1Western Front
26/02/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane10km S. Malta: 2500m14.17Western Front
22/03/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane40km N. Malta: 2500m16.24Western Front
22/03/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane40km N. Malta: 2500m16.26Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26FuryNE Pogorica12.1Western Front
11/04/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane20km N. Malta: 2500m11.5Western Front
13/04/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane4km NE Kalafrana Bay: 1500m: [Malta]10.34Western Front
13/05/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane2km SW Ta Venezia: [Malta]14Western Front
13/06/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Hurricane2km SW Ta Venezia: [Malta]14Western Front
17/06/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26HurricaneSE Sidi Omar: [Libya]10.3Western Front
17/06/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26HurricaneSE Sidi Omar: [Libya]-Western Front
21/08/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Martin 167Fl.Pl. Gambut [Libya]-Western Front
18/09/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireSE Le Paradis16.15Western Front
21/09/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireBerck-sur-Mer16.23Western Front
21/09/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire20km NW Sommemündung: 3500m16.3Western Front
08/12/1941Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireBerck-sur-Mer12.55Western Front
12/04/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireSE St. Omer/Arques13.34Western Front
12/04/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire15km NNW Dünkirchen13.49Western Front
30/04/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire3km W. Sommemündung19.3Western Front
03/05/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireCalais16.05Western Front
05/05/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire3km NW Poperinghe15.35-40Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire10km NW Dieppe: 1800m10.35Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire2-3km NE Dieppe: 2000m10.32-34Western Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire15km SW Calais: 3500m15.1Western Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire20km WNW Cap Gris Nez: 1500m15.16Western Front
22/09/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Boston III3km E. Ostende13.15Western Front
09/10/1942Oblt. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26StirlingLille10.35Western Front
09/10/1942Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26B-17NE Lille10.45Western Front
13/01/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26B-17Lille14.35Western Front
20/01/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire1-5km S. Margate: 5-6000m12.42Western Front
20/01/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26SpitfireArdres: 50m13.12Western Front
22/01/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Spitfire10-15km N. Gravelines: 3500m15.15Western Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-320 364: 1300m5.47Eastern Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-380 264: 700m5.53Eastern Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Pe-280 234: 700m5.55Eastern Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26I-15370 221: 800m10.2Eastern Front
27/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-300 264: 5000m13.32Eastern Front
30/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-311 782: 4000m19.55Eastern Front
31/05/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-300 243: 5000m16.13Eastern Front
17/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-320 133: 5000m5.13Eastern Front
18/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-321 782: 4000m [Kinderovo]6.12Eastern Front
18/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26La-520 764: 3000m [Podborovye]6.19Eastern Front
18/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-300 264: 5000m17.15Eastern Front
18/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-300 292: 5000m17.18Eastern Front
18/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26Jak-710 131: 4200m20.2Eastern Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-390 134: 3500m15.3Eastern Front
22/06/1943Hptm. Klaus Mietusch7JG 26LaGG-390 164: 3000m15.33Eastern Front
17/08/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17Schleiden: 6000m [SW Mechernich]15.2Western Front
17/08/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17PP-5: 6000m [Mendig]15.25Western Front
19/08/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17NW Breda: 6500m19.13Western Front
03/10/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26SpitfireNE Beauvais18.25Western Front
20/10/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17PG-QG-PH-QH: 8000m [Denain-Cambrai]14.1Western Front
29/11/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17DP-EP: 8500m [Ems: Reden-Lathen]14.3Western Front
30/11/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38LN: 9500m [Venlo-Krefeld Raum]11.45Western Front
01/12/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38PP 7-2: 7000m [Neuwied]11.45Western Front
20/12/1943Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17BQ-69: 8000m [5km N. Wittmund]12.25Western Front
14/01/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47St. Pol: 6500m15.35Western Front
14/01/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26SpitfireSSW St. Omer: 6000m11.45-50Western Front
25/02/1944Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17SK1-2: 7500-7000m [SW Charleville]12.15Western Front
25/02/1944Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17UQ 3: 7500m [E. Pirmasens]15Western Front
06/03/1944Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26TyphoonQF-89 to RE-12: 4000m [Amiens]13.05Western Front
08/03/1944Hptm. Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17GB-2 Wolfsburg NE Braunschwieg13.25Western Front
12/05/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-1705 Ost S/QM-QL: 5500m [Bastogne]15.42Western Front
04/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-51NW Romilly-sur-Seine: 6500m20.05-15Western Front
08/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47SA: 4000m [NE Le Havre]6.4Western Front
08/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47SA-SB: 4000m [Goderville-Yvetot]6.45Western Front
14/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38AE-1-UE 7: 7000m [N. Paris]7.35Western Front
14/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-17UG-AG: 7500m [Château-Thierry]8Western Front
15/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26B-24CB-DC: 7000m [120° Nogent-le-Retrou]7Western Front
23/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38CD-CE: 2-3000m [Chartres-Etampes]14Western Front
23/06/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38CE: 2-3000m [Raum Etampes]14Western Front
04/07/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-38UB: 4-5000m [Lisieux]14.5Western Front
17/07/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26SpitfireUT 2-6: 3000m [Tilly-Villers Bocage]16.4Western Front
18/08/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47UD-78: 3500m [zw. Mantes u. Meulan]14.06Western Front
26/08/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47TC-4: 4000m [1 km S. Rouen]14.50-55Western Front
26/08/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-47TB-6: 4000m [SW Rouen]15.00-05Western Front
17/09/1944Major Klaus MietuschStab III.JG 26P-5105 Ost S/LN-KN: 3500m [Geldern]14.55Western Front

Known Claims : 78

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