Joachim Müncheberg
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Joachim Müncheberg was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and an ace credited with 135 air victories. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western Front, with 33 claims over the Eastern Front. Of his 102 aerial victories achieved over the Western Allies, 46 were against Supermarine Spitfire fighters.
Joachim Müncheberg
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Bf 109 Es, similar to those flown by Müncheberg over France and Belgium.
Müncheberg (left) and General (later field marshal) Erwin Rommel in North Africa, 1941.
Jagdgeschwader 26
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Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter-wing of World War II. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Western Allies.
Bf 109 E, JG 1, similar to those flown by JG 26 in 1940
JG 26 Bf 109 E-3, displayed at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Bf 109 E-3; JG 26 operated the E-1, 3 and 4 in 1940. It was more heavily armed than the E-1. Note the 87 octane triangle on the fuselage
The captured Bf 109 F-2 piloted by Rolf Pingel, commanding II. Gruppe. He force-landed in England and was captured.