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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War Two Veteran Signatures Germany Surnames A to C  Bob, Hans-Ekkehard |
[UP] - Achgelis, Gerd - Altner, Herbert - Ambs, Alfred - Axthammer, Erich - Bachmann, Johannes - Bahr, Gunther - Ballewski, Helmut - Bar, Heinz - Barkhorn, Gerhard - Bender, Hans-Wilhelm - Bennemann, Helmut - Bethke, Siegfried - Bob, Hans-Ekkehard - Borchers, Adolf - Boesch, Oscar - Briegleb, Walter - Broch, Hugo - Brunotte, Erich - Buchner, Hermann - Buhligen, Kurt - Clade, Emil - Csurusky, Georg - Czypionka, Jorg |
Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob
After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knights Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Gallands JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he scored 60 victories.
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Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob of JG21 Becomes an Ace by Ivan Berryman. Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob is shown claiming his 5th victory - a Blenheim - 60km west of Rotterdam on 26th June 1940. Bob went on to serve with JG.54, JG.51, JG.3, EJG2.2 and JV.44, scoring a total of 60 confirmed victories in the course of his Luftwaffe service. The Blenheim claimed as his 5th victory is likely to have been R3776 of No.110 Squadron, which was the only Blenheim recorded to have been lost participating in Operation Soest on that day - while another returned to base damaged and crash landed. The three crew of the Blenheim were all missing in action - P/O Cyril Ray Worboys, Sgt Gerald Patterson Gainsford and Sgt Kenneth Cooper. |
Messerschmitt versus Messerschmitt by David Pentland. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 6th April 1941. While escorting Stukas at the start of the German Balkan campaign, the Me109Es of JG54 were engaged by Me109Es of the Yugoslav air force. During the ensuing melee, ObLt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob claimed his 20th victory. |
New Enemy by David Pentland. Kedainiai, Lithuania, 23rd June 1941. Taking part in the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, Hans-Ekkehard Bob recorded his first victory in Russian airspace - a Tupolev SB-2 twin-engined bomber. During this combat action his Me 109F2 was hit by return fire, resulting in a forced landing behind enemy lines. He evaded capture and returned to his unit 2 days later. This was his 22nd victory. |
Terminal Morane by Ivan Berryman. On the evening of 25th May 1940, Luftwaffe Ace Hans-Ekkehard Bob claimed his third victory, bringing down a French Morane 406 near Cambrai during the Battle of France. |
Air Combat Paintings Volume VI by Robert Taylor. Over seventy images of aviation art paintings by artist Robert Taylor. This 128 page book includes over 27,000 words of text and a foreword by lifelong aviation enthusiast Peter Jackson. |
Open Assault by Robert Taylor. The Junkers Ju87 Sturzkampfbomber, known to the British simply as the Stuka, had already acquired a deadly reputation across Europe, its siren screaming as the ungainly dive-bomber struck terror into the hearts of those below. In 1940 its pilots crossed the Channel with their grim-looking aircraft to terrorise the southern towns and ports of England. Robert Taylors painting Open Assault, depicts Hurricanes of 501 Squadron attacking a force of Ju87 Stukas as they dive-bomb naval vessels and installations in the port of Dover on 29 July 1940. High explosive bombs detonate within the sheltered anchorage as escorting Bf109s from JG51 race in to protect their lumbering charges. Four Stukas and two Me109s are despatched, for the loss of just one RAF aircraft. |
Dawn Eagles Rising by Robert Taylor. September 1940: The Battle of Britain reaches a crescendo as Me109s of the 1./JG52, their bright yellow noses glinting in the sun, gather speed and altitude as they form up after take-off from their base at Coquelles, near Calais. Led by Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald, the Scharwm settle into their loose, finger-four formation, the pilots alert for danger and ready for yet another raid on England, just a few miles across the Channel. |
Horrido! by Robert Taylor. Of the many outstanding Luftwaffe fighter Wings of World War II, JG52 became the most successful. Many of the most famous Aces flew with this legendary wing, including one-time Squadron Commander Adolf Galland. JG-52 was home to the only fighter Aces in history to destroy more than 300 enemy aircraft - Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. The wings top ten scoring Aces amassed a staggering 2286 aerial victories and, by the end of the war, JG-52s pilots had recorded over 10,000 aerial victories; sixty-seven of their number were awarded the coveted Knights Cross or higher decorations, but the cost to the Wing was high: 678 of its aircrew perished in combat, while many others were taken prisoner following combat. Appropriately, Robert Taylor has chosen the Me109s of JG52 as his subject to represent the fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe in his tribute to these courageous flyers, with his breathtaking painting Horrido! With the traditional battle cry ringing in their ears, Squadron Commander Hptm Wolfgang Ewald leads pilots of I./JG52 into combat. Based at Coquelles/Calais in September 1940, the JG-52 Me109s hurtle down in a high-speed dive to engage the enemy during the ferociously fought Battle of Britain. Robert eloquently depicts these sleek and deadly fighters high over the Channel, glinting and menacing against an ominous backdrop of heavy cumulous clouds. |
Fighter General by Robert Taylor. Having completed a successful bomber interception high above Salzburg, the Me262s of JV44 led by Adolf Galland, are returning towards Munich-Riem at full throttle, hugging the deck to avoid the attentions of USAAF escort fighters. Below the crew of a B-24, brought down in the air-fighting, has survived a dramatic crash-landing amid spectacular surroundings. |
The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. It was known as the Jagdverbande, the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe, and by June 1940 it boasted some of the world's greatest fighter pilots. With tactics honed to perfection, these battle-seasoned veterans dominated the skies of Europe. But as the war progressed, the Luftwaffe fighter pilots faced another battle, the increasingly desperate war of attrition as the Allied air forces slowly, but inevitably, ground the German war machine into defeat. By early 1945 Allied air supremacy was overwhelming. And yet despite overwhelming odds, from within their ranks came the most successful air Aces ever to fly in combat - names such as Hans-Joachim Marseille, the top-scoring fighter pilot in the West, the legendary Erich Rudorffer who scored more multiple victories than any other pilot and of course the Fighter General, Adolf Galland, who achieved all of his 104 victories in the West. In total more than 100 Luftwaffe fighter pilots are known to have scored 100 or more victories, and 568 Jagdverbande flyers were holders of the Knight's Cross, Germany's highest awarded military honor. Robert Taylor's stunning painting, beautifully captures a group of Bf109Gs from III./JG26, as they return to their forward base after a long fighter sweep along the Channel coast in early 1944. In his unmistakable style, and with inordinate skill, Robert deftly evokes a moment of rare tranquility amidst the carnage of war as the lengthening sun glints across the frozen landscape during the short days of winter. |
Knight of the Reich by Robert Taylor. On the morning of 15th October 1943, as Bf109G's from III./JG52 dive into attack a group of Russian fighters high over Zaporozhye in south-east Ukraine, their Kommandeur Hauptmann Gunther Rall pounces on a Soviet La-5 to claim his 222nd victory. During this astonishing one month period Rall shot down 40 aircraft and at the end of November 1943 achieved 250 victories - at the time only the second Ace to do so after Walter Nowotny. By the time he was posted back to the West, he was well on the way to his final score of 275 victories, making him the third highest-scoring Ace in history. Had he not been wounded in action numerous times and forced to spend months in hospital, he might well have been the highest-scoring Ace of them all. |
Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor. Those Aces with over 100 victories were exceptional. To reach 200 victories was a spectacular achievement. Yet two men went even further and accomplished a feat that will never be repeated - both of them shot down more than 300 enemy aircraft which placed them in a league of their own. They were the elite of the elite, and their names are legendary - Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. It is no surprise that these iconic Aces scored their victories whilst flying with the legendary fighter wing JG52. Active from the beginning of the war, the unit fought in the Battle of France, but suffered terrible losses during the Battle of Britain before transferring to the Eastern Front at the outset of Operation Barbarossa, and it was here that it solidified its fearsome reputation. Operating the Bf109 throughout the war, the Geschwader boasted some of the greatest Luftwaffe pilots of world war two among its ranks - including the top three Aces of all time. Such renowned pilots as Gunther Rall (275 victories), Wilhelm Batz (237 victories), Hermann Graf (212 victories) and Helmut Lipfert (203 victories) helped this formidable unit notch up more than 10,000 victories, making it the most successful fighter wing in history. Hunters at Dawn features Hptm. Gerhard Barkhorn, Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG52. The great Ace, flying his Bf109 G-6, leads the Stab as they climb out from their base near the Black Sea, early November 1943. The crisp air of day break is temporarily punctuated by the roar of Daimler-Benz engines as the deadly Messerschmitt fighters set off on their daily hunt for Soviet aircraft over the front line. |
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Hans-Ekkehard Bob signing the print - JV44 Kette of Swallows - by Graeme Lothian. |
Known Victory Claims - Hans-Ekkehard Bob | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 10/05/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 3 | JG 21 | Gladiator | Tongeren | 10.33 | Western Front |
| 24/05/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 3 | JG 21 | Dewoitine 520 | Hénin-Liètard | 15.2 | Western Front |
| 25/05/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 3 | JG 21 | Morane 406 | N. Cambrai: 4000m | 19.45 | Western Front |
| 26/05/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 3 | JG 21 | Curtiss | Cambrai | 9.1 | Western Front |
| 26/06/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 3 | JG 21 | Blenheim | 60km W. Rotterdam: 10m | 18.1 | Western Front |
| 12/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Canterbury | 18.33 | Western Front |
| 15/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Spitfire | SE Dover: 800m | 19.27 | Western Front |
| 16/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Calais | 13.13 | Western Front |
| 18/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Hurricane | 10km E. Ramsgate: 6500m | 14.4 | Western Front |
| 31/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Hurricane | Eastchurch | 11.4 | Western Front |
| 31/08/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Hurricane | Eastchurch | 11.42 | Western Front |
| 04/09/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Hurricane | Folkestone | 10.1 | Western Front |
| 09/09/1940 | Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | 18.4 | Western Front |
| 30/09/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 7 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Tonbridge | 14.35 | Western Front |
| 30/09/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 7 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | - | Western Front |
| 09/10/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 7 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Ashford | 14 | Western Front |
| 09/10/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 7 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Chatham | 16.38 | Western Front |
| 20/10/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 7 | JG 54 | Spitfire | London | 15.4 | Western Front |
| 27/10/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Stab III. | JG 54 | Hurricane | 10km E. Tonbridge: 5000m | 10.3 | Western Front |
| 11/11/1940 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Stab III. | JG 54 | Spitfire | Margate | 13.17 | Western Front |
| 06/04/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Bf 109 | Petrowgrad | 17.3 | Western Front |
| 07/04/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | IK-2 | Martinae | 14.2 | Western Front |
| 23/06/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-2 | Kedainiai | 11.5 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dünaburg | 7.05 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dünaburg | 7.09 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dünaburg | 12.35 | Eastern Front |
| 30/06/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dünaburg | 15.1 | Eastern Front |
| 06/07/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | SE Ostrow | 18.4 | Eastern Front |
| 06/07/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | SE Ostrow | 18.45 | Eastern Front |
| 06/07/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | SE Ostrow | 18.41 | Eastern Front |
| 15/07/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Orly | 19.15 | Eastern Front |
| 24/07/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | SB-3 | Dno | 19.55 | Eastern Front |
| 10/09/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | I-18 | Demjansk | 14.5 | Eastern Front |
| 11/09/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | I-18 | Demjansk | 9.45 | Eastern Front |
| 15/09/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Krasnoje-Selo | 15.15 | Eastern Front |
| 15/09/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | DB-3 | Krasnoje-Selo | 15.25 | Eastern Front |
| 21/09/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | I-153 | Krasnogwardeisk | 7.05 | Eastern Front |
| 07/10/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | Krasnoje-Bor | 9.4 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | I-18 | - | - | Eastern Front |
| 06/11/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | Kolpino | 10.37 | Eastern Front |
| 01/12/1941 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | I-18 | Mostowaja | 9.42 | Eastern Front |
| 25/04/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | MiG-3 | - | 11.3 | Eastern Front |
| 28/08/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 10 191: 100m | 11.3 | Eastern Front |
| 01/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 10 191: 2000m | 9.26 | Eastern Front |
| 01/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 10 153: 200m | 12.1 | Eastern Front |
| 02/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 10 183: 300m | 13.5 | Eastern Front |
| 02/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 10 182: 300m | 14 | Eastern Front |
| 10/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 10 183: 150m | 17.04 | Eastern Front |
| 15/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 10 113: 1000m | 6.02 | Eastern Front |
| 15/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 10 113: 5000m | 15.2 | Eastern Front |
| 22/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | MiG-3 | 10 354: 2000m | 5.35 | Eastern Front |
| 29/09/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 00 283: 500m | 16.01 | Eastern Front |
| 17/12/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 46 131: 1500m | 10.51 | Eastern Front |
| 17/12/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 47 791: 20m | 11.23 | Eastern Front |
| 29/12/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | III. | JG 54 | Il-2 | 07 583: 300m | 9.52 | Eastern Front |
| 30/12/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 07 672: 500m | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
| 30/12/1942 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 07 334: 800m | 10.12 | Eastern Front |
| 14/01/1943 | Oblt. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 07 671: 2000m | 11.37 | Eastern Front |
| 27/07/1943 | Hptm. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | 9 | JG 54 | Spitfire | 20km W. Zandvoort: 20m | 20.25 | Western Front |
| 26/09/1943 | Hptm. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Stab IV. | JG 51 | Jak-1 | S. Jantschekrak: 4000m | 16.37 | Eastern Front |
| 27/09/1943 | Hptm. Hans-Ekkehard Bob | Stab IV. | JG 51 | LaGG-5 | ENE Tsisslovka: 2500m | 13.32 | Eastern Front |
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