Heinz Lange signed photo. Luftwaffe Ace. JG-21. JG-51. JG-54. 70 kills.

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Nice, postwar signed b&w photo of Heinz Lange. From Wikipedia...Heinz Lange (October 2, 1917 – February 26, 2006) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 70-victory flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51. He held the rank of Major. Lange was born in Cologne. He flew 628 combat missions and was credited with 70 aerial victories, all but one on the Eastern front. Included in his total are 24 Il-2 Sturmoviks and 12 Bombers. Shortly after World War II the British became interested in the performance and evaluation of the advanced German Fw 190 D-13. While at Flensburg, the British Disarmament Wing wanted to see how this fighter would perform against one of their best, a Hawker Tempest.
Squadron Leader Evans approached Major Lange and asked him to fly a mock combat against one of their pilots. Lange accepted, even though he had only ten flights in a D-9.[1] The mock dogfight was conducted at an altitude of 3,000 meters, with only enough fuel for the flight and no ammunition. In the end the machines were evenly matched. Major Lange assessed that the outcome of such a contest greatly depended on the skills of the individual pilot. At the time Major Lange was not aware that he was not flying a D-13, but rather a D-9. After the war Lange attended the University of Kiel and studied law receiving a doctorate in law (Dr. jur.) degree. In August 1950 he started his career working for the Gerling Insurance Group. He retired in 1982.
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