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Gunther Fink - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Gunther Fink


Name : Gunther Fink
Died : 15th May 1943
Air Victories : 55.00

Awards :
Knights Cross

Known Service Details :

Squadron

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

JG54

Hauptmann

unknown

15th May 1943

Killed in Action

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
SB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-153
Aircraft Type :
I-26
Aircraft Type :
Pe-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-1
Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
PS-84
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
Po-2

Aircraft Type :
PS-84
Aircraft Type :
R-5
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
MiG-3
Aircraft Type :
Jak-1
Aircraft Type :
I-16 Rata
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40
Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
MiG-3
Aircraft Type :
MiG-3
Aircraft Type :
MiG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
MiG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3






Known Victory Claims :

Date

Rank

Squadron

Claimed

Location

Time

Aircraft Flown

Notes

05/07/1941

Oblt.

JG 54

I-18
details

-

17.05

05/07/1941

Oblt.

JG 54

SB-3
details

-

20.07

20/08/1941

Oblt.

JG 54

I-153
details

Pl.Qu. 2812/25 Ost

11.45

28/03/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

I-26
details

N. Mal. Wischera: 3000m

16.4

04/04/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Pe-2
details

-

10.37

20/04/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Jak-1
details

-

11.2

15/05/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Curtiss P-40
details

-

14.45

07/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

10 783: 1200m

23.35

08/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

10 761: 500m

0.05

08/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

-

0.1

08/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

-

0.2

10/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

PS-84
details

-

23.3

10/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

-

23.35

10/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

-

23.45

10/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

19 133: 1300m

23.52

11/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Po-2
details

-

23.1

14/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

PS-84
details

19 124: 1500m

23.28

25/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

R-5
details

-

0.35

29/06/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

20 731: 10m

11.49

25/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

MiG-3
details

29 571: 500m

12.05

26/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Jak-1
details

18 491: 1300m

10.05

27/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

I-16 Rata
details

10 442: 20m

15.15

27/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

10 313: 800m

18.09

27/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Curtiss P-40
details

10 184: 400m

18.24

27/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Curtiss P-40
details

10 252: 200m

18.39

28/08/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

10 240: 600m

18.16

02/09/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

MiG-3
details

10 244: 1200m

6.42

02/09/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

MiG-3
details

10 244: 100m

6.42

02/09/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

MiG-3
details

10 181: 200m

13.53

11/09/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

10 141: 1700m

13.4

09/12/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

3km NW Navierow: 20m

8.37

16/12/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

2km SW Velikye-Luki

9.3

17/12/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 721: 1800m

8.1

30/12/1942

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 663: 2200m

12.02

05/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 753: 300m

8.26

05/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 872: 20m

8.33

05/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 723: 300m

8.24

06/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 673: 2000m

11.03

06/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 564: 1200m

9.09

06/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

MiG-3
details

07 594: 1200m

9.05

06/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 582: 1500m

8.57

07/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 653: 20m

8

07/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 632: 10m

8.07

07/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

Il-2
details

07 674: 200m

7.55

14/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 644: 3500m

10.34

15/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

07 644: 500m

11.08

17/01/1943

Oblt.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

1km NW Bolschaya: 3000m

12.33

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

JG54

Country : Germany

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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.




Last edited : 10:41, February 8, 2013
Last editor : kc

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