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Hans-Herbert Landry

Name : Hans-Herbert Landry Died : 23rd September 1940 Service Number : EKII 55569 Air Victories : 5.00 Awards : Iron Cross (2nd Class)

Shot down by F.O. Gilroy of 603 Sqn on 28th August at 16:25 while attacking a second Spitfire Gilroy opened up from about 150yds and closing with the Bf109E-4 (#0941) which went on fire and the pilot baled out. Enemy a/c crashed at Church Farm, Church Whitfield. Pilot captured but died of his wounds on the 23rd September 1940 There are several known victories to his name which reads as, a Morane 406 north of Cambrai, 21 May, 1940. A Potez 63 near Amiens, 5 June, 1940. A Fairey Battle near Evreux, 14 June, 1940. His 4th, a Blenheim at St.Andre-de-l'Eure, 15 June, 1940 and a 5th, being a Hurricane on 18 August, with no location given.

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
21/05/1940	Ltn.	JG 3	Morane 406 details	N. Cambrai	-
05/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 3	Potez 63 details	Raum Amiens	-
14/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 3	Battle details	Raum Evreux	-
15/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 3	Blenheim details	St. André	-
18/08/1940	Ltn.	JG 3	Hurricane details	-	-

Aircraft for : Hans-Herbert Landry
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Me109 Click the name above to see prints featuring Me109 aircraft. 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.