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Karl-Heinz Leesmann |
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Name : Karl-Heinz Leesmann Died : 25th July 1943 Air Victories : 37.00 Awards : Knights Cross |
Killed on 25th July 1943 when his Me109G 0020073 White 5 of JG1 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress. |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Major | unknown | 25th July 1943 | Killed in Action | ||||
Oberleutnant | unknown | unknown | 24th August 1940 | ||||
Known Victory Claims : | ||||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes | |
24/08/1940 | Oblt. | 5km E. Margate: 4000m | 17.12 | |||||
26/08/1940 | Oblt. | Dover | 12.5 | |||||
31/08/1940 | Oblt. | Südrand London: 3500m | 13.5 | |||||
31/08/1940 | Oblt. | Benchley: 2800m | 14 | |||||
31/08/1940 | Oblt. | - | 19.3 | |||||
01/09/1940 | Oblt. | Sittingbourne: 4000m | 11.45-50 | |||||
05/09/1940 | Oblt. | - | 11.05 | |||||
07/09/1940 | Oblt. | Maidstone: 4000m | 18.00-10 | |||||
15/09/1940 | Oblt. | Themesmündung: 5000m | 15.25 | |||||
15/09/1940 | Oblt. | Themesmündung: 4000m | 15.4 | |||||
18/09/1940 | Oblt. | Tilbury: 5500m | 13.5 | |||||
24/09/1940 | Oblt. | 8-10km vor Dover: 2000-2500m | 14.35 | |||||
24/09/1940 | Oblt. | 8-10km vor Dover: 2000-2500m | 14.4 | |||||
11/10/1940 | Oblt. | - | 12.1 | |||||
15/02/1941 | Oblt. | Ostende | 13.2 | |||||
25/05/1941 | Oblt. | N. Nordeney | 16.35 | |||||
28/05/1941 | Oblt. | 200kn NNW Texel | 20.55 | |||||
28/05/1941 | Oblt. | 200kn NNW Texel | 21 | |||||
12/06/1941 | Oblt. | Pl.Qu.148/05 Ost | 21.05 | |||||
13/06/1941 | Oblt. | 120km W. Texel | 6.17 | |||||
30/06/1941 | Oblt. | 150km vor Texel | 14.47 | |||||
30/06/1941 | Oblt. | 160km vor Texel | 14.51 | |||||
17/10/1941 | Oblt. | I-18 | - | 15.35 | ||||
18/10/1941 | Oblt. | - | 11.5 | |||||
22/10/1941 | Oblt. | - | 10.59 | |||||
28/10/1941 | Oblt. | I-18 | - | 13.5 | ||||
28/10/1941 | Oblt. | - | 15.05 | |||||
29/10/1941 | Oblt. | I-18 | - | 8.06 | ||||
05/11/1941 | Oblt. | - | 8.52 | |||||
06/11/1941 | Oblt. | - | 11.25 | |||||
25/06/1943 | Major | - | - | |||||
Known Individual Aircraft : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
White 5 | - | |||||||
| Aircraft for : Karl-Heinz Leesmann | ||
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| Aircraft | Info | |
Me109 
Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 33984 | Me109 Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. | |
| Squadrons for : Karl-Heinz Leesmann | ||
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JG1 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG1 | JG1 German World War II fighter unit or wing which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning hunt and Geschwader, meaning wing. First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1. Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war. JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter. In 1944 the Oesau suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war. | |
JG52 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG52 | JG52 The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war. | |
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