1./JG 5

Formed: 25.01.42 from 1./JG 77
Redesignated 3-42 to 6./JG 5
Reformed 3-42 from 10./JG 1
Main Base: Sola Staffel color: White
In Norway: 25.01.42 - 01.08.43 Staffelführer:
Oblt. Eichel-Streiber: 25.01.42 - ??
Lt. Max Endriss: ?? - 2-43
Oblt. Gerd Senoner 2-43 - ??
Feld Post no:
Unit Story:
Formed 25.01.42. Redesignated 3-42 to 6./JG 5. Reformed 3-42 from 10./JG 1 and stayed all its time in Norway at Sola airfield at Stavanger
At 01.08.43 it was ordered to Fredrikshavn in Denmark and on 15. November 1943 to Romania and finally renamed to 9./JG 6 on 14.10.44

 Unit emblem:

 

 

 

Not known
Known pilots:

Uffz Martin Bruns KIA 10.08.42
Uffz. Kurt Friedmann KIA 28.01.43
Fw. Josef Gruber MIA 03.03.43
Uffz. Josef Sommeregger MIA 07.07.43
Fw. Herbert Schaub KIA 30.04.43
Uffz. Rudolf Rödig KIA 01.05.43
Lt. Habermann
Known Aircraft:

 Aircraft  Werk.no Code Stkz
 Fw 190 A 473    
 Fw 190 A 2216 Black 2 ??  
 Fw 190 A-3 2228    
 Fw 190 A-3 319    
 Fw 190 A-3 130332 White 1  CM+EB
 Fw 190 A-3 0460 White 8  KO+FH
 Fw 190 A-2 2132 White 6  
 Bf 109 G-2 13572    
 Bf 109 G-2 14055 White 1  
 Bf 109 G-2 14056    

Known losses: 

Date Unit Place Cause Aircraft Werk.no Code Damage Personalia
                 
10.08.1942 1./JG 5 Ørlandet Crash due to pilot error Fw190A 5448   100 Uffz. Martin Bruns KIA
10.08.1942 1./JG 5 Unknown Crash due to engine failure Fw190A 473   100 None personal injury
07.01.1943 1./JG 5 Sola Emergency landing FW190A-3 2216   50 Unknown
28.01.1943 1./JG 5 Near Sola Crash unknown FW190A-3 2228 Black 2 100 Uffz. Kurt Friedmann KIA
01.03.1943 1./JG 5 Herdla Shoot down by friendly Flak Fw190A-3 319   100 Fw. Josef Sommereger
03.03.1943 1./JG 5 Sola MIA cause unknown. FW190A-2 2132 White 6 100 Fw. Josef Gruber MIA
30.04.1943 1./JG 5 Pl.Qu/ 63322/06 Not known Bf 109G-2 13572   100 Fw. Herbert Schaub KIA
01.05.1943 1./JG 5 Herdla Crash due to pilot error. Bf 109G-2 14056   90 Uffz. Rudolf Rödig KIA
07.07.1943 1./JG 5 SW of Egersund MIA after air battle Bf 109G-2 14055 White 3 100 Fw. Josef Sommereger MIA

Known abschüsse:

 

 Date Pilot Unit Plane Place Time
04.05.43 Lt. Habermann 1./JG 5 Beaufighter 5933/05 Ost 12.35