WWII WW2 Luftwaffe fighter pilot RESCHKE Knights Cross hand signed photo

WWII WW2 Luftwaffe fighter pilot RESCHKE Knights Cross hand signed photo (image 1/1)
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Black & white photo signed Leutnant Willi Reschke Knight’s Cross of the Iron Black and white photo depicting Reschke in his Luftwaffe uniform nicely signed in pen on bottom. Approx 6in by 3.5in. . . Willi Reschke (born 3 February 1922) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II, credited with 28 aerial victories in 70 missions. In 1999, Reschke recounted his wartime experiences in print, published in English in 2005 as "Jagdgeschwader 301/302 'Wilde Sau': In Defense Of The Reich with the Bf 109, Fw 190 and Ta 152;" including writing about the late-war period he spent flying the exotic Focke-Wulf Ta 152 high-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank. Reschke was born on 3 February 1922 at Mühlow near Brandenburg. He joined the Luftwaffe in February 1941 and began training with the Flieger-Ausbildung-Regiment at Königsberg. Reschke commenced pilot-training in spring 1942.In June 1943 Reschke served with Jagdgruppe 102, in Zerbst to undergo operational training. On completion of training, Unteroffizier Reschke was posted to 1 staffel, Jagdgeschwader 302, based near Vienna in June 1944.On 2 July he achieved his first successes when he claimed two United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 15th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers shot read more
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