fighter pilot lots

[nightfighter]

Hi what about seein some nice fighter pilot lots.some cool photos of them and there aircraft.or some nice groupings.i will put some nice ones up for u all to look at. photos from the album of Erich Handke... There are photos showing him with allmost all famous german Nightfighter aces...and some very good photos from the album of FRITZ HAESE a fighter ace with i think 10-15 victoris.the fritz photos are the best i have ever seein...

[nightfighter]

hi what about seein some nice fighter pilot lots.some cool photos of them and there aircraft.or some nice groupings.i will put some nice ones up for u all to look at. Photos from the album of erich handke... There are photos showing him with allmost all famous german nightfighter aces...and some very good photos from the album of fritz haese a fighter ace with i think 10-15 victoris.the fritz photos are the best i have ever seein...

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THATS IT FOR NOW BUT I HAVE GOT LOTS MORE TO PUT UP

[USHistoryseeker]

very nice photos cant wait to see more

[nightfighter]

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Erich Handke get his apprenticeship 1941/42 as Borfunker and joined Oct. 1942 as Gefreiter the 12./NJG 1.
He get his first 14 partnership victories with Feldwebel Georg Kraft
(† 17/18.Aug.1943).
After Georg Kraft was killed in action, Handke used to fly with
Karl-Heinz Scherfling (2 partnership victories) and
Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer (5 partnership victories)
till he finally found his "driver" in Martin Drewes.
He joined ca.1944 Drewes as Bordfunker. A great unity grows till the end of war.

[nightfighter]

Erich Handke get his apprenticeship 1941/42 as Borfunker and joined Oct. 1942 as Gefreiter the 12./NJG 1.
He get his first 14 partnership victories with Feldwebel Georg Kraft
(† 17/18.Aug.1943).
After Georg Kraft was killed in action, Handke used to fly with
Karl-Heinz Scherfling (2 partnership victories) and
Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer (5 partnership victories)
till he finally found his "driver" in Martin Drewes.
He joined ca.1944 Drewes as Bordfunker. A great unity grows till the end of war.

North east of Tubbergen, near the dutch border, Drewes and his crew shoot down, in the night of 20/21.Jul.1944, two Lancaster bombers.
After that he was shoot down and wounded.
He and his crew, Ofw.Petz and Fw.Handke, had to use their parachutes to escape the plane.
Erich Handke get as a Feldwebel, on 27.Jul.1944, the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross) for his 59 partnership victories.
He died on 11.Nov.1987 in Neckargemünd (Germany).

[nightfighter]

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[Steve P]

THATS IT FOR NOW BUT I HAVE GOT LOTS MORE TO PUT UP

Very nice man! Thanks and please keep sharing...

[WJW]

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Zwernemann, 126 abschusse. First with RK, then with RK and EL. Both signed and dedicated.

[nightfighter]

Zwernemann, 126 abschusse. First with RK, then with RK and EL. Both signed and dedicated.

hi very nice thanks for puting them up..was he KIA.

[nightfighter]

Hi what about seein some nice fighter pilot lots.some cool photos of them and there aircraft.or some nice groupings.i will put some nice ones up for u all to look at. photos from the album of Erich Handke... There are photos showing him with allmost all famous german Nightfighter aces...and some very good photos from the album of FRITZ HAESE a fighter ace with i think 10-15 victoris.the fritz photos are the best i have ever seein...

more photos from the handke lot..

[nightfighter]

more photos from the handke lot..

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