LKpN 101 JG 101 & JG 300 Fw. Ewald Preiß Fw 190A
The second version of LKpN 101 mesh flying helmet.
The helmet has a top strap for the oxygen mask.
There are also the hooks under the earphones for the oxygen mask.
Rear view of the Netzkopfhaube.
Pilot's name "Preiß" looks an old and original for the helmet. "JG 101" is most probably a post war add.
Manufacturer's label is a mid-war era one.
Interior view with a throat michrophone.
This helmet was bought by the earlier German owner from Fw. Ewald Preiß relatives in the 80's. He had this helmet in his collection some 20 years. The Netzkophaube was the most popular WW2 era LW flying helmet. Here a nice YouTube link for German aircrafts and flight helmets in color. Those Me 109s in the end of the video may be Jagdfliegerschule 109s HERE!
Fw. Ewald Preiß photo HERE!
JG 101 & Me 109G-6
Jagdgeschwader 101 was a Luftwaffe fighter training wing of World War II (15.12.1942-16.04.1945).
JG 101 used different aircrafts like Me 109G-6s and Fw 190s.
Fw 190F-8/U-1 two-seat trainer at Hendon in 2008. JG 101 was never deployed in combat.
Hauptmann Walter Nowotny was JG 101 Geschwaderkommodore in 01.04.1944 - 10.09.1944.
(PK-Kriegsberichter Klose-Scherl photo)
Later Nowotny was the leader of Kommando Nowotny unit which flew with Me 262s.
Major Walter "Nowi" Nowotny, ace of 258 victories, met his fate in Me 262A-1a "Weisse 8" Schwalbe on 8 November 1944.
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" was named in his honor.
Nowotny's Fw 190A-6 HERE!
II.(Sturm)/JG 300 & Fw 190A-8
Fw. Preiß flew Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 W.Nr. 682641 Gelbe 1 "Gloria" October 1944, Löbnitz.
Fw. Ewald Preiß Fw 190A-8/R2 profile (Eduard 1/48) on page 16 HERE!
Marc "Leon" Mathis piloting Fw 190A-8/N F-AZZJ over Duxford in 2009.
Fw. Ewald Preiß victories and losses in 6./JG 300:
| 27.07.44 / 09.55 | B-24/15th AF | Mór area at 6500 m | R.L.M. confirmed as No. 35 (27/12/44) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.07.44 / 09.56 | B-24/15th AF | S. Martinshöhe S.W. Budapest | R.L.M. confirmed as No. 36 (27/12/44) |
| 22.08.44 / 10.?? | B-24/15th AF | Platten See area | |
| 27.09.44 / 11.04 | B-24/8th AF/445BG | Fulda at 7700m | R.L.M. confirmed as No.55 (12/1/1945) |
| 28.09.44 / 12.53 | B-17/8th AF/1st BD | Elze, Salzgitter at 8000m | 2 x B-17 in 30 seconds (303rd BG Hells Angels or 457th BG) |
| 28.09.44 / 12.53 | B-17/8th AF/1st BD | Elze, Salzgitter at 8000m | Propeller damaged by pieces of B-17 |
| 28.09.44 / 12.53 | Fw 190A-8 | Elze, Salzgitter at 8000m | Emergency landing following air combat with B-17 |
| 07.10.44 / 12.09 | B-17/8th AF/3rd BD | Artern at 8000 m | |
| 07.10.44 / 12.15 | P-51/8th AF | Artern area, low level | |
| 17.12.44 / 11.53 | B-24/15th AF | Olmütz at 7500 m | |
| 02.03.45 | Fw 190A-8 | Aerial combat with P-51. Bailed out before being hit. | |
| 24.03.45 | Fw 190A-9/Grune 3 | Göttingen | Aerial combat with P-51, shot down + |
List source: JAGDGESCHWADER "WILDE 300 SAU" A Chronicle of A Fighter Geschwader In The Battle For Germany Volume 1 & 2 by Jean-Yves Lorant & Richard Goyat
JG 300 victories in internet: http://www.cieldegloire.com/jg_300.php
"Leon" taking off with Fw 190A-8/N during Flying Legends 2009.
On 2 March 1945 Ofw. Rudi Zwesken ( Verbandsführer 6. Staffel ) shot down two B-17s in less than five minutes. During a third victim on sight he exhausted his munitions. He broke off and his wingman warned of Mustangs behind him. Zwesken bailed out before Mustangs fired. His motto was "Better to be a live parachutist than a dead pilot". Fw. Preiß did same and Uffz. Erich Weisbrod followed. Abandonings did not lead to an immediate court martial charges that time....
Fw. Ewald Preiß was shot down by P-51s on March 24 1945 while flying Fw 190A-9 W.Nr. 205279 Grune 3. During an airborne operation "Varsity" 2029 transports and glider of the 9th AF and 832 similar RAF types dropped paratroopers around Wesel. RAF Bomber Command had 537 bombers in the air and USAAF 8th AF mounted 1749 bomber sorties and 1375 figher sorties on that day. II./ JG 300 put 32 fighters in the air. During the fights 6. Staffel was wiped out. Seven pilots including Fw. Ewald Preiß fell to 353rd FG P-51 Mustangs. Mustang pilots of 353rd FG claimed 14 Focke-Wulfs and 15 Messerschmitts. II.(Sturm)/JG 300 had 15 pilots killed or wounded total....
"Die welt is wind, weht...und vergeht" - "The world is like the wind, it blows...and then is gone"
Luftwaffe Gun Camera Footage YouTube Video HERE!
Major Günther Rall
Major Günther Rall was the last Kommodore of JG 300 (20.02.1945 – 08.05.1945).
General Rall at Finnish Aviation Museum with Finnische kameraden Me 109 pilots.
Finnische Luftwaffe Me 109G-6 at Utti in 2008. A familiar type for Günther Rall and I./JG 300.
"They were victories! Not kills!" - 275 victories ace Günther Rall in 20.05.2006.
Great JG 300 Website HERE! - Check JG 300 men today!
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
Fw 190 cockpit at Technical Museum of Berlin.
Tom Blair's Fw 190A-9/N office.
Jagdfliegerschule 103 used Fw 190F-8/U1 (S-8) W.Nr.584219 two-seat trainer.
This tandem started her life first as Fw 190F-8 and it was converted for two-seat version in 1944.
IV./KG 200 Fw 190A-8/R6 at IWM London. This aircraft was used on top of the Mistel S-3B (Ju 88H-1).
French built Fw 190A-8 (NC.900) at Musee de l'Air, Paris, in 2006.
NC.900 is carrying markings of Josef "Pips" Priller's JG 26 Fw 190A-8 "Jutta".
Fw 190A-9/N at Duxford in 2007.
"Gruppenkommandeur JJ" in 2007.
(Fw 190 cockpit is made for small pilots only...)
Christopher Jacquard's GREAT Fw 190A-8/N F-AZZJ at Duxford in July 2009.
Fw 190A-9 used 9-12153B propeller blade.
Check also my JG 5 "Eismeer" Fw 190A-3 pilot mannequin HERE!
USAAF View HERE!