WWII 

German

Luftwaffe Pilot

Oscar Boesch

Signed Photo

Oscar Boesch (18 May 1924 - June 4 2012) was already a pilot of gliders, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1943 and after training was eventually posted to JG3. He volunteered for the Sturmstaffel 1 unit, a specialist anti-bomber unit flying modified Fw190s with better armour. After just a few days, his unit was merged into a unit of JG3. He scored his first victory on 29th April 1944 claiming a Flying Fortress, immediately followed by another of the bombers targetting Berlin. By November he had claimed another five bombers. The rest of his 18 victories were scored against Russian aircraft, except for an RAF Spitfire on 1st January 1945. In the final days of the war he survived a mid-air collision with a Russian fighter. He died in May 2004.

This signed photo is a copy of an actual period photo. The signature is real and was most likely signed in the 1980s.

Condition: nice condition 

Size: 8 x 10 inches

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