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W. Nr. 0157 298, Maj. Josef Priller, CO of JG 26, Lille - Vendeville, France, May 1943

Josef ”Pips“ Priller was born on July 27th, 1915 in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. In 1935, he joined

Wehrmacht, and as soon as one year later, in October 1936, he started to attend the fighter

pilot training. He managed his first shot down as a commander of 6. Staffel JG 51 when he

downed a Spitfire above Dunkerque on May 28th, 1940. In November 1940, he was appointed

a commander of the 1./ JG 26. On December 6th, 1941, he became commander of III./ JG 26,

from January 11th,1943 he lead the whole Jagdgeschwader 26. His total number of shot downs

kept growing. On December 20th, 1941, his successes were rewarded - Priller was decorated

with Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. On January 28th, 1945, he was

appointed a post of an Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Ost, where he remained till the end of WWII.

Priller’s total score of shot downs was 101 enemy aircraft. All of the shot downs happened in the

Western Front. After war he married Johanna Riegele, the proprietor of a brewery and became

general manager of Riegele brewery in Augsburg, Germany. He died of heart attack on May

20th, 1961.

The aircraft has a standard camouflage of Luftwaffe interceptors with yellow rudder and bottom

part of the engine cover. This is the plane Josef Priller flew in May 1943. It first bore Geschwader

commander marking (without Adlerflügel behind exhausts), which later got repainted to black

13 and Adlerflügel was added. Priller´s machine was equipped with Erla rack under fuselage.

INFO Eduard - April 2018

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Accessories used:

648366 Fw 190A propeller

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648373 Fw 190A Pitot tubes early

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648391 Fw 190A-5 engine

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