• Bristol Beaufighter
• Bristol Beaufort
• Lockheed Hudson

Nationality:

German

Kurt Hammel achieved twenty air victories of which three four engined bombers.

Career:
21st June 1941 - 30th July 1943: 4.Staffel, I. / Jagdgeschwader 5;
15th August 1943 - 10th May 1944: 8.Staffel, III. / Jagdgeschwader 27;
18th May 1944 - 8th May 1945: 3.Staffel, I. / Jagdgeschwader 77.

Promotions:
1st July 1943: Oberleutnant.

Victories:
With 4. / Jagdgeschwader 5:
1. 30th August 1941: Lockheed Hudson, 05.15u;
2. 16th October 1941: Bristol Beaufort, 17.16u;
3. 3rd December 1941: Ratta;
4. 17th February 1941: Hawker Hurricane;
5. 17th February 1941: Hawker Hurricane;
6. 16th March 1942: Hawker Hurricane;
7. May 1942: Petliakow Pe-2;
8. June 1942: Douglas DB IIIF;
9. June 1942: Douglas DB IIIF;
10. June 1942: Douglas DB IIIF;
11: 2nd August 1942: Hawker Hurricane;
With 8. / Jagdgeschwader 27:
12: 2nd October 1943: Bristol Beaufort, 17.20u
13. 18th October 1943: Bristol Beaufighter, 11.20u;
14. 28th October 1943: Maryland, 14.33;
15. 19th March 1944: Consolidated B-24, 14.15;
16. 2nd April 1944: Consolidated B-24, 10.42u;
17. 13th April 1944: Consolidated B-24;
With 3. / Jagdgeschwader 77:
18. 27th May 1944: Republic P-47, 06.45u;
19. 21st April 1945: Lavoschkin La-5;
20. 2nd May 1945: Lavoschkin La-5;

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