April 12, 2024
3 Luftwaffe Aces, Herbert Ihlefeld, Wolfgang Spate and Wolf-Dietrich Huy, signed
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Large 7x9.5 inch photo signed by 3 Luftwaffe Aces. Herbert Ihlefeld, (Knights cross with Oakleaves and Swords, Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords), Ihlefeld claimed 132 enemy aircraft shot down; 9 in the Spanish Civil War, 67 on the Eastern Front, and 56 on the Western Front, including 15 four-engined bombers and 26 Spitfires. He survived being shot down 8 times during his 1000 combat missions. Wolfgang Spate (Knights Cross with Oakleaves) Before World War II Späte was a well-known and award-winning glider pilot and a student of the TH Darmstadt. After serving with a squadron within Jagdgeschwader 54, flying Bf 109s, he became head of the testing program for the Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet" and flew this advanced rocket plane on several occasions. When the Me 163 was deemed combat-ready, the testing program was disbanded and Späte transferred to a combat unit on the Eastern Front. He served in various squadrons during the hectic, last-ditch air defense of the Reich. According to some sources, his Me 163 was painted red, either in the factory or by ground crew, resembling a Manfred von Richthofen's Fokker Dr.I. Späte was not amused after seeing the plane and ordered it to be re-painted. Serving with JG 54 on the Eastern front, Jagdgeschwader 400 and Jagdgeschwader 7 in Western Europe, he is credited with the destruction of 99 enemy
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