Jagdgruppe 88
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Jagdgruppe 88 was a German Condor Legion fighter group serving in the Spanish Civil War. J/88 consisted of a headquarters and four squadrons, although the 4th Staffel was short-lived. J/88 had formed
"Mickey Mouse" badge of 3rd squadron of Jagdgruppe 88
Messerschmitt Bf 109 C-1, Jagdgruppe 88, Legion Condor
Heinkel He 51 C of the 3./J 88 — Adolf Galland — Legion Condor
2. Staffel Insignia
Rolf Pingel
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Rolf Pingel was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He is credited with six aerial victories during the Spanish Civil War and a further 2
Jagdgruppe 88
…developed by Leutnant Werner Mölders, turned air superiority in favour of the Condor Legion. The Bf 109s drew first blood on 8 July 1937 when Leutnant Rolf Pingel and Uzz. Guido Höness claimed two Tupolev SB‑2 bombers. Air combats fought on 12 July resulted in two Aero A.101s claimed by Höness, an SB‑2 to Pingel…
Pingel's captured Bf 109 F-2 (RAF serial ES906) at the Air Fighting Development Unit, RAF Duxford, October 1941.