Wilhelm Johnen
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Wilhelm Johnen (* 9. Oktober 1921 in Homberg-Meiersberg (Landkreis Düsseldorf, heute Stadt Ratingen); † 7. Februar 2002 in Überlingen) war ein deutscher Luftwaffenpilot.
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Wilhelm Johnen (Homberg-Meiersberg, 9 ottobre 1921 – Überlingen, 7 gennaio 2002) è stato un militare e aviatore tedesco che prestò servizio nella Luftwaffe durante e dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. Asso dell'aviazione da caccia notturna ottenne 33 vittorie aeree, tra cui 24 bombardieri quadrimotori, in 200 missioni.
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Wilhelm Johnen (9 October 1921 – 7 February 2002) was a German night fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Born in 1921 Johnen joined the Luftwaffe in 1939. In 1941 Johnen joined the German night fighter force (Nachtjagd) and participated in the Defence of the Reich campaign. He achieved his first success on 26 March 1942. Johnen became a night fighter ace on 25 June 1943 after achieving his fifth victory. In March 1944 he was appointed as Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) at the rank of Oberleutnant with his victory total at 18.
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Wilhelm Johnen (Pilot)
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Wilhelm Johnen
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Wilhelm Johnen
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Wilhelm Johnen
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Wilhelm Johnen
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Homberg at the Niederrhein, Germany
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1940
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1921-10-09
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Aviation
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Military of Germany
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World War II
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NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6
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Wilhelm Johnen (* 9. Oktober 1921 in Homberg-Meiersberg (Landkreis Düsseldorf, heute Stadt Ratingen); † 7. Februar 2002 in Überlingen) war ein deutscher Luftwaffenpilot.
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Wilhelm Johnen (9 October 1921 – 7 February 2002) was a German night fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Born in 1921 Johnen joined the Luftwaffe in 1939. In 1941 Johnen joined the German night fighter force (Nachtjagd) and participated in the Defence of the Reich campaign. He achieved his first success on 26 March 1942. Johnen became a night fighter ace on 25 June 1943 after achieving his fifth victory. In March 1944 he was appointed as Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) at the rank of Oberleutnant with his victory total at 18. In April 1944 Johnen was briefly interned in Switzerland when he force-landed in the country. It caused an international incident but he was repatriated with his crew some days later. Wilhelm Johnen was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 for the destruction of 33 Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers. He ended the war with 34 aerial victories, all of these claims were made at night. After the war Johnen studied engineering and began a construction business. He died in 2002.
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Wilhelm Johnen (Homberg-Meiersberg, 9 ottobre 1921 – Überlingen, 7 gennaio 2002) è stato un militare e aviatore tedesco che prestò servizio nella Luftwaffe durante e dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. Asso dell'aviazione da caccia notturna ottenne 33 vittorie aeree, tra cui 24 bombardieri quadrimotori, in 200 missioni.
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Engineer
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1940
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8./NJG 6
