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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War Two Veteran Signatures Germany Surnames A to C  Clade, Emil |
Hauptmann Emil Clade
Born 26th February 1916, Emil Clade joined the Luftwaffe in April 1937. At the outbreak of war he was with 1 Staffel JG27 and took part in the Battle of France, the fighting over Dunkirk and then in 1940, based in the Pas de Calais, in the Battle of Britain, where he scored his first victory flying the Me109E. In early 1941 Emil was posted with JG27 to North Africa where he flew continually until the German forces were eventually defeated at the end of 1942. By the end of the war he had survived 6 bail outs and scored 26 air victories. He was awarded the German Gold Cross, and Iron Cross 1st Class. Sadly, Emil Clade passed away in May 2010.
| Hauptmann Emil Clade - Signed Aviation Art |
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Clipped Signature - Emil Clade. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1937, flying with JG27 through the Battle of France and Battle of Britain and later in North Africa. In the war he scored 26 air victories and survived 6 bail outs. He died in 2010. |
Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG-27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG-27 pilots roamed the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including Hans-Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by raw statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed. A dog-fight between Me109s from JG-27 and P-40 Kittyhawks of the RAFs 112 Squadron, led by Killer Caldwell, and later Billy Drake, 112 Squadron were in constant combat with Edu Neumanns fighters as they jousted for air supremacy above Rommels advancing Afrika Korps tanks. Below them, the desolate beauty of the Libyan desert stretches as far as the eye can see. Published 2001. Signed by two RAF and two Luftwaffe pilots (both of whom did not sign many art prints) who fought in the desert campaign, sadly all of whom have since passed away. This is a sought after art print and well worth adding to your collection. |
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Emil Clade - photograph taken c.2007 at a print signing event. |
Known Victory Claims - Emil Clade | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 11/05/1940 | Uffz. Emil Clade | 1 | JG 1 | Gladiator | Raum Maastricht | 7.01 | Western Front |
| 11/05/1940 | Uffz. Emil Clade | 1 | JG 1 | LeO 45 | W. Maastricht | 19.5 | Western Front |
| 17/05/1940 | Uffz. Emil Clade | 1 | JG 1 | Morane | Compiègne | 12.58 | Western Front |
| 26/05/1940 | Uffz. Emil Clade | 1 | JG 1 | Spitfire | Raum Calais | 9.45 | Western Front |
| 25/08/1940 | Fw. Emil Clade | 7 | JG 27 | Spitfire | W. Portland | 18.42 | Western Front |
| 06/09/1940 | Fw. Emil Clade | 9 | JG 27 | Spitfire | Kenley | 10.03 | Western Front |
| 12/06/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Curtiss P-40 | S. El Adem | 18.2 | Western Front |
| 16/06/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Curtiss P-40 | E. Bu-Amud: 4400m | 16.42 | Western Front |
| 26/06/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Curtiss P-40 | 35km SW Mersa Mâtruh: 20m | 14.5 | Western Front |
| 05/07/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Spitfire | 40km SE El-Daba | 13.55 | Western Front |
| 19/07/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Hurricane | Bir Ibrahim | 9.18 | Western Front |
| 03/08/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Spitfire | N. El-Bahrein | 18.05 | Western Front |
| 02/09/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Spitfire | SSW El-Hammam | 17.05 | Western Front |
| 11/11/1942 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Curtiss P-40 | 15km SSE Sollum: 2000m | 9.12 | Western Front |
| 03/03/1943 | Ofw. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | Spitfire | 20km S. Ragusa: 5000m | 8.48 | Western Front |
| 11/05/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 4 | JG 27 | P-38 | 15km W. Marsala: 3000m | 12.14 | Western Front |
| 13/05/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 5 | JG 27 | P-38 | 35km SW Cagliari: 8000m | - | Western Front |
| 05/10/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 7 | JG 27 | B-24 | 20km NW Lebadeia: 5300m | 12.43 | Western Front |
| 08/11/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 7 | JG27 | Beaufighter | 10km S. Syphonos: 400m | 10.35 | Western Front |
| 13/11/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 7 | JG 27 | Beaufighter | N. Lèvita: 20m | 8.55 | Western Front |
| 16/11/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 7 | JG 27 | Beaufighter | NNW Insel Kos: 30m | 12.35 | Western Front |
| 20/12/1943 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 7 | JG 27 | B-17 | NNE Megara: 7000m | 12.45 | Western Front |
| 29/01/1945 | Ltn. Emil Clade | 12 | JG 27 | Typhoon | Wallenbrück | 16.22 | Western Front |
| 22/02/1945 | Oblt. Emil Clade | 12 | JG 27 | B-26 | Warendorf | 15.1 | Western Front |
| 25/02/1945 | Oblt. Emil Clade | 12 | JG 27 | P-38 | Much | 8.35 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 25
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