Dec 17, 2022 · Joachim-Marseille had drawn Bf 109 E tail number 3579 for the mission that day. The “Emil” as it was called by its crews represented the state-of-the-art in fighter aircraft at the …

Hans-Joachim Marseille (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjoːaxɪm maʁˈsɛːj]; 13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. …

Hans-Joachim Marseille, "The Star of Africa" also flew the Me 109, and achieved all of his 158 victories on the Western Front, chiefly against Allied pilots in North Africa, including 17 aircraft …

Hans Marseille was the unrivaled best shooter in the deadly business of aerial combat. At times he averaged only fifteen rounds per kill. He excelled in the deflection shot bagging British …

Captain Hans-Joachim Marseille rolled out of bed on the morning of 30 September, 1942 and was greeted by Mathias, his personal batman from the Transvaal. The strain of one and a half …

He rolled the aircraft on its back and bailed out, but he hit the tail of his aircraft on the exit and plummeted to the desert floor, landing without his chute opening, south of Sidi Abdel Rahman. …

Feb 10, 2011 · Captain Hans-Joachim Marseille rolled out of bed on the morning of 30 September, 1942 and was greeted by Mathias, his personal batman from the Transvaal. The …

Sep 5, 2023 · As Europe’s skies darkened with warplanes, Hans-Joachim Marseille was ready, not just to participate, but to leave an indelible mark. Marseille claimed his 7th aerial victory on …

Feb 10, 2013 · He had 158 kills during the war, so many that they put marks for them on the tail of his plane. Was this common practice in the Luftwaffe?

On a routine patrol looking for enemy aircraft smoke started to poor into his cockpit, unable to breath Marseille decided to bail out, as he was attempting to bail though, the plane dropped …