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Bf 109G-6/R6/Trop, W.Nr. 1607xx, Obfw. Herbert Rollwage,
5./JG 53, Wien-Seyring, Austria, December 1943
Bf 109G-6/U4/R6/Trop, W.Nr. 440180, Fw. Friedrich Ungar,
9./JG 54, Lüneburg, Germany, March 1944
Herbert Rollwage was born on September 24,
1916. In 1936, he joined the Luftwaffe. In 1941,
he was assigned to 5./JG 53. On the first day
of Operation Barbarossa, Rollwage achie-
ved his first aerial victory. By October 5, 1941,
he had recorded 11 victories. After a brief stay
in the Netherlands, II./JG 53 moved to Sicily in
December 1941 to participate in the campaign
against Malta. During raids on the island, Roll-
wage achieved 20 victories by October 1942. On
July 10, 1943, during the Allied landings on Sicily,
Rollwage was wounded in dogfight but managed
to land back at base. In mid-October 1943, II./JG
53 was relocated to Austria for Reich defense.
The white rudder of Rollwage's new aircraft,
which he received after recovering in Novem-
ber 1943, featured 47 victory markings on the
left side. In May 1944, he was promoted to the
rank of Leutnant, and in August, he became the
CO of 5./JG 53. In December, he assumed com-
mand of the training unit 2./JG 106. During his
service with JG 53, Rollwage achieved 70 aerial
victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of
the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. After the war,
he served in the Bundeswehr and retired in 1968
with the rank of Hauptmann. He passed away on
January 4, 1980.
Friedrich Ernst Willi Ungar was born on Fe-
bruary 21, 1920. After training with JG 107 and
Jagdgruppe West, he was assigned to 9./JG 54
in Germany in October 1943, flying Bf 109G-6
aircraft. On March 6, 1944, he was shot down
in his Yellow 6 near Homfeld, likely by Lt. Bar-
ney Casteel (P-47D, 56th FG) or 2/Lt. Marvin H.
Becker (356th FG). Ungar crash-landed with
leg injuries, and his Bf 109G-6 sustained 30%
damage. On October 9, 1943, he was shot down
in Yellow 10 over Nakskov, Denmark, but crash-
-landed uninjured. In late December 1944, he
received Fw 190D-9 W.Nr. 210008 White 3 and
downed a Typhoon from No. 439 Sq. RCAF. Ungar
was among the few pilots of III./JG 54 to survive
encounters with Allied fighters on December 29,
1944. At that time, III./JG 54 operated under JG
26, later becoming IV./JG 26 in spring. In 1958, he
founded an aero club and served as chief flight
and navigation instructor for 17 years. He contri-
buted to building Oldenburg-Hatten airfield and
conducted its first flight in March 1966. In 1980,
he received the German Aero Club's FA1 badge
for motor flight in gold and its Gold Honor Pin
in 1985. He passed away on December 16, 2012.
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