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Gunther Scheel - Pilot Profile - Gunther Scheel

Gunther Scheel

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Victories : 71
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 16th July 1943


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Gunther Scheel

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

JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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 Scheel

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

09/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-510 123: 1000m9.2Eastern Front
09/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-510 142: 900m15.25Eastern Front
14/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-210 473: 400m13.21Eastern Front
14/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-210 452: 200m13.37Eastern Front
18/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-210 532: 50m8.2Eastern Front
23/02/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-510 172: 400m10.59Eastern Front
21/03/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-300 193: 4000m8.45Eastern Front
24/03/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-210 193: 150m8.53Eastern Front
03/04/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra10 141: 2000m17.57Eastern Front
08/04/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-590 252: 10m16.28Eastern Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-5-12.25Eastern Front
01/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-500 164: 400m15.55Eastern Front
05/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-300 152: 4000m11.45Eastern Front
05/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-300 161: 2500m11.48Eastern Front
24/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-209 791: 400m19.37Eastern Front
24/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-209 872: tiefflug19.38Eastern Front
30/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-310 113: 2000m13.48Eastern Front
30/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-311 783: 3000m19.5Eastern Front
30/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-311 784: 2500m19.51Eastern Front
30/05/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Curtiss P-4010 123: 1300m20.18Eastern Front
05/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-310 451: 2000m12.01Eastern Front
05/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-310 151: 4000m12.1Eastern Front
10/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-510 692: 3000m18.16Eastern Front
18/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-500 334: tiefflug2.02Eastern Front
21/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-310 261: tiefflug10.14Eastern Front
21/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-310 262: 400m10.15Eastern Front
21/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-520 112: 400m15.25Eastern Front
21/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-320 131: 3000m20.05Eastern Front
22/06/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-390 634: tiefflug2.25Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-563 612: 2000m4.18Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54P-4063 583: 1300m12.02Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54P-4063 551: 1500m10.02Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54P-4063 534: 50m10.06Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 451: 100m18.39Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 444: 100m18.38Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 481: 50m18.35Eastern Front
05/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 364: 200m18.37Eastern Front
06/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-563 568: 200m11.48Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-253 561: 100m8.3Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-253 563: 100m8.31Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-253 592: 150m8.32Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-253 591: 150m8.32Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Boston53 691: 2400m14.12Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-763 514: 1000m14.15Eastern Front
07/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Pe-263 592: 100m14.2Eastern Front
08/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Boston63 561: 2500m8.04Eastern Front
08/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54La-563 531: teifflug17.31Eastern Front
08/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra53 693: tiefstflug17.4Eastern Front
09/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra63 576: 1500m4.45Eastern Front
09/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 575: 1000m5.11Eastern Front
09/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-263 579: 1000m5.12Eastern Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra63 753: 1500m7.19Eastern Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra63 754: 1500m7.2Eastern Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Airacobra63 743: 1000m7.22Eastern Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-363 543: tiefstflug13.33Eastern Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-163 714: tiefstflug18.5Eastern Front
11/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-363 572: 1200m4.24Eastern Front
11/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-363 573: 1500m4.26Eastern Front
11/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54La-563 597: tiefstflug4.33Eastern Front
12/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-264 753: 600m7.09Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-573 144: 1000m11.11Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-973 123: 1100m11.13Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-973 123: 1200m11.13Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-254 413: 200m14.04Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-254 442: 600m14.12Eastern Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54LaGG-564 821: 1200m19.12Eastern Front
14/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Il-254 481: 100m15.45Eastern Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-964 356: 200m8.05Eastern Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Jak-965 412: 800m7.55Eastern Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Günther Scheel2JG 54Spitfire54 443: 3000m5.25Eastern Front

Known Claims : 70

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