Heinz Ewald

Heinz 'Esau' Ewald joined 5./JG-52 in Russia as a young Unteroffizier in the late summer of 1943 amd flew with them for the entire duration of the war. Always regarded as one of the finest of the youmg pilots of JG-52, he flew as wingman to Major Gerhard Barkhorn, Kommandeur of 11./JG-52 amd second highest scoring Ace in history. Heinz Ewald scored his 50th victory on December 29, 1944 when at Veszprem in Humgary. He flew a total of 396 missions and scored 84 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in April 1945.