Oscar Boesch Died : 5 / 2004

Feldwebel Oscar Boesch (deceased) Already a pilot of gliders, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1943 and after training was eventually posted to JG3. He volunteered for the Sturmstaffel 1 unit, a specialist anti-bomber unit flying modified Fw190s with better armour. After just a few days, his unit was merged into a unit of JG3. He scored his first victory on 29th April 1944 claiming a Flying Fortress, immediately followed by another of the bombers targetting Berlin. By November he had claimed another five bombers. The rest of his 18 victories were scored against Russian aircraft, except for an RAF Spitfire on 1st January 1945. In the final days of the war he survived a mid-air collision with a Russian fighter. He died in May 2004.

Items Signed by Feldwebel Oscar Boesch (deceased)

	Clipped Signature - Oscar Boesch. Price : £30.00	German Ace with 18 victories from 120 missions starting in mid 1944. ......
	The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	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......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Knight of the Reich by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	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.......	NOT AVAILABLE
	The Blond Knight by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	It is a record likely to stand for all time, Erich Hartmann's tally of 352 victories is more than any other pilot in history. Posted to JG52 over Russia in August 1942 his new Kommodore, Dieter Hrabak, placed the novice pilot under the guidance......	NOT AVAILABLE

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Feldwebel Oscar Boesch (deceased)

Oscar Boesch Print and Clipped Signature Pack. Pack Price : £60.00 Saving : £35

...... Titles in this pack : Tribute to Oscar Boesch by Ivan Berryman. (B) Clipped Signature - Oscar Boesch.

Feldwebel Oscar Boesch (deceased)

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