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Helmut Zilken No Photo Available
Victories : 12
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Helmut Zilken
| Squadrons for : Helmut Zilken | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Helmut Zilken. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG21 | JG21 Full profile not yet available. | |
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 - Helmut Zilken | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 26/05/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Zilken | 3 | JG 21 | Curtiss | Cambrai | 9.12 | Western Front |
| 12/08/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Zilken | 8 | JG 54 | Hurricane | - | 18.3 | Western Front |
| 05/09/1940 | Ltn. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | Hurricane | - | 10.48 | Western Front |
| 23/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | SB-2 | - | 11.5 | Eastern Front |
| 23/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | SB-2 | - | 11.47 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dünaburg | 12.35 | Eastern Front |
| 07/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | - | 7.56 | Eastern Front |
| 07/07/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | - | 8 | Eastern Front |
| 15/09/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 9 | JG 54 | I-15 | - | 15.37 | Eastern Front |
| 25/12/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 7 | JG 54 | R-Z | - | 11.1 | Eastern Front |
| 02/01/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 7 | JG 54 | I-16 Rata | - | 9.57 | Eastern Front |
| 23/01/1942 | Oblt. Helmut Zilken | 7 | JG 54 | I-16 Rata | - | 9.08 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 12
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