3./JG 5

Formed: 25.01.42 from 3./JG 77 Main Base: Herdla Staffel color: Yellow
In Norway: 25.01.42 - 01.08.43 Staffelführer:
Hptm. Wienhusen 25.01.42 - ??
Oblt. Franz Menzel ?? - ??
Lt. Max Endriss 2-43 - ??
Feld Post no:
Unit Story:
Formed 25.01.42. Stayed all its time in Norway at Herdla airfield
At 01.08.43 it was ordered to Fredrikshavn in Denmark and on 15. November 1943 to Romania and finally renamed to 11/JG 6 on 14.10.44

 Unit emblem:

 

 

 

Not known
Known pilots:

Gfr. Paul Reichard KIA 30.03.42
Uffz. Kurt Neldner KIA 21.01.43
Uffz. Arno Koch KIA 14.05.42
Ofw. Albert Faulhaber:
Uffz. Schulz
Uffz. Forster
Lt. Steinicke
Uffz. E. Kahlert
Known Aircraft:

 Aircraft  Werk.no Code Stkz
 Bf 109 E-7 4176    
 Bf 109 E-7  3822    
 Bf 109 F 5964  
 Bf 109 F-2 5413    
 Bf 109 F-2 6810    
Fw 190 A 278    
Fw 190 A 2219    
Fw 190 A 5441
Fw 190 A-4 5435
Fw 190 A-3 5495
Bf 109 G-2 10331 Yellow 13
   

Known losses: 

30.03.1942 3./JG 5 Pi.Qu 06 Ost/50243 Emergency landing on sea Bf 109 E-7 4176   100 Gfr. Paul Reichard KIA
 04.05.1942 3./JG 5 Herdla Landing accident Bf 109 E-7 3822   55 Uffz. E. Kahlert
09.05.1942 3./JG 5 Near Bergen Crash in sea Bf 109 F 5964   100 None personal injury
 05.06.1942 3./JG 5 Herdla Landing accident Bf 109 F-2 5413      
 16.06.1942 3./JG 5 Herdla Landing accident Bf 109 F-2 6810      
10.08.1942 3./JG 5 OI.Qu 06 Ost/42872 Emergency landing on sea Fw 190 A 278   100 None personal injury
10.08.1942 3./JG 5 Herdla Landing accident Fw 190 A 2219   35 None personal injury
15.08.1942 3./JG 5 Herdla Emergency landing on sea Fw 190 A 5441   100 None personal injury
31.08.1942 3./JG 5 Lade Landing accident Fw 190 A-4 5435   15 None personal injury
21.01.1943 3./JG 5 Near Herdla Notlandung at sea. FW190A-3 5495   100 Uffz. Kurt Neldner KIA
14.05.1943 3./JG 5 Pl.Qu.5936/05 Ost Cause unknown. Bf 109G-2 10331 Yellow 13 100 Uffz. Arno Koch

Known abschüsse:

 

 Date Pilot Unit Aircraft Place Time
 10.08.42  Ofw. Albert Faulhaber:  3./JG 5  Hudson  41621/06 Ost: 300 m.  18.23
 01.05.43  Uffz. Schulz  3./JG 5  Beaufighter  59172/05 Ost: 20 m.  20.35
 01.05.43  Uffz. Forster  3./JG 5  Beaufighter  5078/06 Ost: 10 m.  21.35
 01.05.43  Ltn. Steinicke  3./JG 5  Beaufighter  4923/05 Ost: 100 m.  21.40
 04.05.43  Uffz. Schulz  3./JG 5  Beaufighter  4967 / 05 Ost: 5 m.  12.44