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Willy Kientsch - Pilot Profile - Willy Kientsch

Willy Kientsch

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Victories : 52
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 20th December 1943


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross		Oak Leaves

Willy Kientsch

Squadrons for : Willy Kientsch
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Willy Kientsch. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG27


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG27		JG27

Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Commanders of IV./JG 27

Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943
Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943
Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943
Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943
Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943
Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945

Known Victory Claims - Willy Kientsch

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

18/03/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-4015km SW Ain-el-Gazala: 2000m8.2Western Front
18/03/1942Ofhr. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Curtiss P-4010km SE Tobruk: 2000m8.4Western Front
07/04/1942Ofhr. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Curtiss P-40S. Ain-el-Gazala15.45Western Front
23/05/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-4010km NE Ras-el-Tin: 5000m9.4Western Front
23/05/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-403km NE Ain-el-Gazala9.55Western Front
04/06/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-4010km SW Mteifel Chebir8.2Western Front
09/06/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-40NE Bir Hacheim19.05Western Front
17/06/1942Ofhr. Willy KientschStab II.JG 27Curtiss P-40E. Sidi-Rezegh10.25Western Front
21/07/1942Ofhr. Willy Kientsch5JG 27HurricaneSE El-Alamein18.2Western Front
20/10/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40SW Bir-el-Abd11.4Western Front
21/10/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40SE El-Daba8.5Western Front
23/10/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40NE El-Alamein7.55Western Front
24/10/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40SE El-Alamein16.4Western Front
26/10/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40SW El-Alamein6.4Western Front
18/11/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Curtiss P-40ENE Sidi Ahmed-el-Magrun: 20m7.2Western Front
27/11/1942Ltn. Willy Kientsch5JG 27Spitfire15km SW Agedabia: 2500m15.25Western Front
05/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3835km W. Insel Maréttimo: 1000m12.5Western Front
13/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1710km N. Trapani: 5000m13.3Western Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3860km NW Insel Maréttimo: 4000m16.55Western Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3830km NNW Insel Maréttimo: 5500m16.45Western Front
29/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3825-30km W. Maréttimo: 500m11.35Western Front
30/04/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire25-30km SE Kelibia: 2800m10.3Western Front
09/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1780km WNW Trapani: 4500m13.45Western Front
21/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17SSW Granitola Toretta: 6000m11.2Western Front
22/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1720km SW Maréttimo: 7000m16Western Front
25/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1720km NNW Ustica: 3000m11.3Western Front
28/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3820km NW Pantellaria: 20m18.13Western Front
28/05/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3850km SW Granitola Torretta: 1000m18.1Western Front
09/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-38Nordostecke Pantalleria: 2000m14.02Western Front
09/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3820km S. Pantalleria: 50m14.1Western Front
10/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire10km NW Pantellaria: 4500m12.28Western Front
10/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire20km WSW Pantellaria: 3000m12.32Western Front
15/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Mitchell30km SW Maréttimo: 4000m8.4Western Front
15/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-3840km S. Maréttimo8.45Western Front
15/06/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire1km N. Maréttimo10.15Western Front
02/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-2420km SW Gallipoli: 7000m11.3Western Front
10/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire15km E. Syracuse: 1000m16.05Western Front
13/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27Spitfire20km SW Syracuse: 5700m15.35Western Front
16/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-245km NE Molfetta: 4500m13.1Western Front
17/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-2430km SW Salereno : 6500m14.1Western Front
19/07/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-24100km S. Cap Spartivento: 4-2000m11Western Front
06/09/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17SE Schorndorf E. Stuttgart10.53Western Front
06/09/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17SSW Böblingen SW Stuttgart11Western Front
04/10/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17Valmy11.42Western Front
26/11/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17DN-8: 7500m13.3Western Front
26/11/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-24Raum Leeuwarden: 6000m13.1Western Front
01/12/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17Raum Bonn: 4000m12.3Western Front
01/12/1943Ltn. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17Raum Bonn: 8000m12.1Western Front
19/12/1943Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1780km SSE Innsbruck12.32Western Front
19/12/1943Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-1780km SSE Innsbruck12.35Western Front
20/12/1943Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-24NW Bremen: 8000m12.05Western Front
05/01/1944Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27P-47--Western Front
07/01/1944Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-17Neunkirchen 15km NE Saarbrücken12.2Western Front
11/01/1944Oblt. Willy Kientsch6JG 27B-24E. Assen12.12Western Front

Known Claims : 54

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