Jagdgeschwader 51
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Jagdgeschwader 51 was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 51's pilots won more awards than any other fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, and operated in all major theatres of war. Its members inc
Four Bf 109 of JG 51 in France 1940
Aircraft of 8./JG 51 being armed.
Heinrich Bär
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Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Western, Eastern and Medi
Jagdgeschwader 51
…51's pilots won more awards than any other fighter wing of the Luftwaffe, and operated in all major theatres of war. Its members included Anton Hafner, Heinz Bär, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, and Günther Schack. Formed in August 1939 and commanded by Theo Osterkamp, JG 51 was based in the early months of the war in…
Heinrich Bär standing
Tail of Bär's Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 with the Stab I./JG 77
Bär inspecting his 184th aerial victory, a Boeing B-17F of 91st Bomb Group on 21 February 1944. His wingman Leo Schuhmacher is standing to his right.
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a – EJG 2 – Major Heinz Bär