Luftwaffe Ace Hans Ehlers 54 victories JG 1

Luftwaffe Ace Hans Ehlers JG 1

Hauptman. Hans Ehlers, Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 1, flies head on through a formation of B-17s in the spring of 1943. Ehlers was credited with 54 victories, including 20 4-engined bombers. During the Ardennes offensive JG 1 found itself providing air cover for German forces on the ground. On 27 December 1944 Ehlers was shot down and killed by Mustangs of the 364th FG east of Mayen. At the time of his death he was flying an FW 190A-8 "White 20".

Ehlers in the cockpit of his Focke Wulf fighter and in a formal portrait.

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