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The nose art on his Fw190A-3.
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Borne on June 10th, 1915 at Innsbruck/Tyrol, Austrian-Hungary Empire (Austria). Josef Heinzeller who I believe was a member of the post war aerobatic team was an ace credited with 35 kills. He began his combat career with LG 2 before assignment to JG 3. From here in June 1942, he was transferred to JG 2 Richthofen. Heinzeller also served with 1./JG 54 on the Eastern font at Schrunden, Latvia flying a Fw190A-8 "White 12" serving as Staffelkapitän until May 1944, he would serve out the war with this unit. Josef Heinzeller had his Fw 190A-3, as he did his previous Bf 109E and Fs with JG 2 and JG 3, adorned with a rendition of his Schnauzer on the engine cowl. The "Old Shap" inscription was carried under the cockpit on the left side. Josef Heinzeller moved to the United States after the war and gained U.S. citizenship, he died on November 9th, 1989.
Josef Heinzeller pre Bf 109 E-3 "Black 12" of 2./(J)LG2 1939.
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Here is a transcript of one of Josef Heinzeller sorties:
With the introduction of Fw190A-2s into 1./JG2 combat victories were on the increase with no less than 37 Spitfire victories claimed in June 1942 when operating from Triqueville in France. One of these victories came on the 19th, when Oberleutnant Julius Meimberg and Oberfeldwebel Josef Heinzeller took off for a fighter sweep east of Portsmouth. Two patrolling Spitfires of 129 Squadron, flown by Sgt's Bernard Mccormack and Eugene Irish, were bounced by the two 190s. As the squadron's record book noted: "Section on patrol Selsey to St Caterines Point received various vectors and told that fighters were at 3,000 ft. As they came out of thick haze at 2,000 ft, and started to orbit left as instructed, two 190s dived from above and behind and Sgt Mccormack was shot down in flames crashing at Siddlesham. Sgt Irish (Blue 1) chased and fired at both enemy aircraft but saw no results, although is certain he hit the leader. Sgt Irish (wounded in the leg during the bounce) had hit Fw190A-2, W.Nr 0325, "Yellow 13" flown by Heinzeller, damaging the engine. Spraying out oil and his fighter "….looking like a sardine in a tin of oil", he struggled back to Triquecille.
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Josef Heinzeller in Bf109E-3 'Black 11' Over English Channel September 1940.
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