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Walter Schuck (born 20 July 1920 in Frankenholz, Saarland) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until the end of World War II on 8 May 1945. Serving with Jagdgeschwader 5 on the Artic front and JG 7 in North western Europe, he claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down in over 500 combat missions. He scored eight confirmed victories with the Me 262[1].
After leaving JG 5 Oberleutnant Schuck was trained on the Messerschmitt Me 262 Jet fighter and in early March 1945 was asked by Geschwaderkommodore Theodor Weissenberger to join JG 7. On 10 April 1945 he shot down four B-17 Flying Fortress. Shortly afterwards his Me 262 was hit by a P-51 Mustang of the fighter escort, piloted by Joseph Anthony Petersburg of the 55th Fighter Squadron, Schuck having to bale out. Schuck sprained both ankles upon landing and the war ended before he had recovered.[2]
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- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see List of German World War II Jet aces
- ^ Walter Schuck, Abschuss! page 214
[edit] References
- Hugh Morgan & John Weal (1998), German Jet Aces of World War 2. Orsprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85532-634-5
- Walter Schuck (2007), Abschuss! Von der Me 109 zur Me 262 Erinnerungen an die Luftkämpfe beim Jagdgeschwader 5 und 7. Helios Verlags- und Buchvertriebsgesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-938208-44-1
