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Stigler, Franz (Jagdgeschwader 27)

Date of birth:
August 21st, 1915 (Amberg, Regensburg)
Date of death:
March 22nd, 2008 (Vancouver)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Ludwig Franz Stigler
00.00.1930: pilot for the Lufthansa
00.00.1937: civil instructor for the Luftwaffe
00.00.1939: joined the Luftwaffe, Jagdgeschwader (JG) 27
00.02.1945: Jagdverband 44
Pïlot credited with 28 air victories, 487 combat missions, shot down 17 times,bailed out six times
His brother, August 'Gustel' Stigler (o1911), who was also a pilot with Kampfgeschwader 806, was killed in the crash of a Junkers Ju 88 the 10 October 1940

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1943
WIA 15.05.1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Jagdgeschwader
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with pennant "400"
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl

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