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Helmer, Robert (Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As")

Date of death:
February 26th, 1943 (Tunisia)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.10.1941: one known victory, an I-16 of the 32nd Fighter Aviation Regt
08.10.1941: Feldwebel, 8./ JG 77, force landed a Bf 109F-4 after colliding with another Bf 109F-4 piloted by RKT Oblt Kurt Lasse, Stfkpt 9./ JG-77 KIC
04.02.1942: Feldwebel, with 9./ JG 77, a double victory, both SB-2s
12.05.1942: an I-301
07.06.1942: his 23rd victory was a Soviet AC
05.07.1942: an Il-2 as Oberfeldwebel with 8./ JG 77
10.09.1942: two Soviet R-10s
17.11.1942: his 28th victory was a P-40 with 8./ JG-77 during the desert campaign
11.12.1942: his 30th, a P-40
26.02.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 8./ JG-77, KIA with Bf 109G-2 Werknummer 10794 coded "Black 7" in aerial combat with a P-40 in Tunisia
Pilot credited with 35 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 7th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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