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Gunther Fink - Pilot Profile - Gunther Fink

Gunther Fink

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Victories : 46
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Gunther Fink

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.
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JG54


Country : Germany
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Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		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.

Known Victory Claims - Gunther Fink

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

05/07/1941Oblt. Günther Fink7JG 54I-18-17.05Eastern Front
05/07/1941Oblt. Günther Fink7JG 54SB-3-20.07Eastern Front
20/08/1941Oblt. Günther Fink2.Erg.JG 54I-153Pl.Qu. 2812/25 Ost11.45Eastern Front
28/03/1942Oblt. Günther FinkStab III.JG 54I-26N. Mal. Wischera: 3000m16.4Eastern Front
04/04/1942Oblt. Günther FinkStab III.JG 54Pe-2-10.37Eastern Front
20/04/1942Oblt. Günther FinkStab III.JG 54Jak-1-11.2Eastern Front
15/05/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Curtiss P-40-14.45Eastern Front
07/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-510 783: 1200m23.35Eastern Front
08/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-510 761: 500m0.05Eastern Front
08/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-5-0.1Eastern Front
08/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-5-0.2Eastern Front
10/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54PS-84-23.3Eastern Front
10/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-5-23.35Eastern Front
10/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-5-23.45Eastern Front
10/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-519 133: 1300m23.52Eastern Front
11/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Po-2-23.1Eastern Front
14/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54PS-8419 124: 1500m23.28Eastern Front
25/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54R-5-0.35Eastern Front
29/06/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-320 731: 10m11.49Eastern Front
25/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54MiG-329 571: 500m12.05Eastern Front
26/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Jak-118 491: 1300m10.05Eastern Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54I-16 Rata10 442: 20m15.15Eastern Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-210 313: 800m18.09Eastern Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Curtiss P-4010 184: 400m18.24Eastern Front
27/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Curtiss P-4010 252: 200m18.39Eastern Front
28/08/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-310 240: 600m18.16Eastern Front
02/09/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54MiG-310 244: 1200m6.42Eastern Front
02/09/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54MiG-310 244: 100m6.42Eastern Front
02/09/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54MiG-310 181: 200m13.53Eastern Front
11/09/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-310 141: 1700m13.4Eastern Front
09/12/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-23km NW Navierow: 20m8.37Eastern Front
16/12/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-32km SW Velikye-Luki9.3Eastern Front
17/12/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 721: 1800m8.1Eastern Front
30/12/1942Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 663: 2200m12.02Eastern Front
05/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 753: 300m8.26Eastern Front
05/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 872: 20m8.33Eastern Front
05/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 723: 300m8.24Eastern Front
06/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 673: 2000m11.03Eastern Front
06/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 564: 1200m9.09Eastern Front
06/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54MiG-307 594: 1200m9.05Eastern Front
06/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 582: 1500m8.57Eastern Front
07/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 653: 20m8Eastern Front
07/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 632: 10m8.07Eastern Front
07/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54Il-207 674: 200m7.55Eastern Front
14/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 644: 3500m10.34Eastern Front
15/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-307 644: 500m11.08Eastern Front
17/01/1943Oblt. Günther Fink8JG 54LaGG-31km NW Bolschaya: 3000m12.33Eastern Front

Known Claims : 47

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