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Cranston Fine Arts  Clipped Veteran Signatures  Battle of Britain - Axis Pilots |
[UP] - Battle of Britain - Allied Pilots - Battle of Britain - Axis Pilots - Victoria Cross Recipients - World War One - Test Pilots - Bomber Command - Dambusters - US Airborne - Bismarck - U-Boats - Colditz |
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Clipped Signature - Siegfried Bethke. A Luftwaffe Ace and Me109 pilot who flew during the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. |
Clipped Signature - Adolf Galland. Perhaps the most famous of German pilots, he flew in the Spanish Civil War and on the Western Front throughout WW2. He flew the Me109 with JG26 and JG27, before commanding JV44 flying the Me262 with the rank of General. He scored over 100 victories, all in the West. He died in 1996. |
Clipped Signature - Hans-Ekkehard Bob. Flying Me109s in the Battle of Britain, he became leader of JG54 before transferring to the Eastern Front. Awarded the Knight's Cross, he scored 60 victories in 700 missions, also commanding JG3 and flying Me262s with JV44. He died in 2013. |
Clipped Signature - Helmut Bennemann. Flew with JG52 during the Battle of Britain, then moved East and commanded I./JG52 from June 1942 to October 1943. He was posted to Italy as Kommodore of JG53, and flew in the defence of Germany. In over 400 missions he scored 92 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross. He died in 2007. |
Clipped Signature - Erich Rudorffer. Fighter pilot who served with JG2 during the Battle of Britain and JG54 on the Eastern Front. Scoring a total of 222 victories, he was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He died in 2016. |
Clipped Signature - Dieter Hrabak. This item features the original signature of Dieter Hrabak. |
Clipped Signature - Willi Wust. A radio operator in Me110s, he flew throughout the Battle of Britain with ZG.26. He later flew missions in North Africa, scoring 8 victories with his pilot Alfred Wehmeyer, and was awarded the Knight's Cross. |
Clipped Signature - Hans-Joachim Jabs. Scored 12 victories over fighters while flying his Me110 in the Battle of Britain. Later as a night-fighter scored 28 night victories. Awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, he scored a total of 50 victories. He died in 2003. |
Clipped Signature - Gunther Rall. With 275 victories, he is the third-highest scoring combat Ace in history, despite significant hospitalisation in the war. Flying with JG52 in the Battle of Britain, his score grew rapidly after transferring to the Eastern Front. He flew Me109s, Fw190s and Me262s, and stayed in the Air Force post-war. He died in 2009. |
Clipped Signature - Julius Meimberg. Flying the Me109 with JG2 Richthofen, he was wingman to Assi Hahn during the Battle of France and flew with top Ace Helmut Wick on the day he was shot down and killed. He scored 53 victories in 600 missions and was awarded the Knight's Cross. He died in 2012. |
Clipped Signature - Erich Weissflog. Flew as radio operator in Me110s during the Battle of Britain with ZG.76, and mostly partnered Me110 Ace Hans-Joachim Jabs, taking part in 48 aerial victories. He died in 1999. |
Clipped Signature - Rudolf Miese. Flew the Me109 with 4./JG2 Richthofen during the Battle of Britain and was awarded the Iron Cross. On August 23rd 1940 he was shot down by John Glendenning of 74 Squadron and badly wounded. Taken prisoner he was repatriated back to Germany in 1944. He died in 2009. |
Clipped Signature - Herbert Knaebel. An He111 pilot, he flew 62 missions during the Spanish Civil War, then during the aerial battles in Poland, France and Britain, becoming the first Luftwaffe bomber pilot to reach 100 missions. His 162nd missions was his last though - damaged by naval anti-aircraft fire, a Hurricane finished his aircraft off and he bailed out and was imprisoned for the remainder of the war. He died in 2009. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
Clipped Signature - Herbert Kaiser. A fighter pilot with JG186, he flew in the invasions of Poland, France and the Battle of Britain. He moved to the Eastern Front and also flew in Africa and Italy, flying with JG77, JG1 and finally with the renowned JV44. He scored 68 victories in over 100 sorties, and was awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943. He died in 2003. |
Clipped Signature - Emil Clade. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1937, flying with JG27 through the Battle of France and Battle of Britain and later in North Africa. In the war he scored 26 air victories and survived 6 bail outs. He died in 2010. |
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