Helmut Baudach
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Heinz-Helmut Baudach was a former German Luftwaffe
fighter ace
during World War II
. He is credited with 21 aerial victories, including four four-engine bombers and five victories while flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter.
. Flying the Me 109, his first aerial victory was a Halifax bomber shot down on 24 July 1941. By early 1944, Baudach had scored 13 victories, but transferred to Ekdo 262
. This unit, later renamed Kommando Nowotny
after its commander Walter Nowotny
, operated the Me 262 jet fighter.
On 22 February 1945, Baudach was shot down near Schönwalde in Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 110 781). He bailed out, but struck his head on the tail unit and subsequently died of his injuries.
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
fighter ace
Fighter Ace
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during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He is credited with 21 aerial victories, including four four-engine bombers and five victories while flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter.
Military career
Baudach joined the Luftwaffe in 1940, and after completing flight training in 1941 was posted to JG 2, then serving in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Flying the Me 109, his first aerial victory was a Halifax bomber shot down on 24 July 1941. By early 1944, Baudach had scored 13 victories, but transferred to Ekdo 262
Kommando Nowotny
Kommando Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter Gruppe formed during the last months of World War II for testing and establishing tactics for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, and was created and first commanded by Walter Nowotny, from whom it drew its name....
. This unit, later renamed Kommando Nowotny
Kommando Nowotny
Kommando Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter Gruppe formed during the last months of World War II for testing and establishing tactics for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, and was created and first commanded by Walter Nowotny, from whom it drew its name....
after its commander Walter Nowotny
Walter Nowotny
Major Walter "Nowi" Nowotny was an Austrian-born German fighter ace of World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories in 442 combat missions...
, operated the Me 262 jet fighter.
On 22 February 1945, Baudach was shot down near Schönwalde in Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 110 781). He bailed out, but struck his head on the tail unit and subsequently died of his injuries.