Last updates...

Date	Page	Title	What's new?
14/10/2004	Victory 14 Research 14	B-17 Flying Fortress September 27, 1943	Temporary update of datas.
04/10/2004	Victory 29	P-38 Lightning August 17, 1944	Photos from Lt. Wood 31st Photo Squadron KIA 17 August 1944, maybe Knoke's victim ?. Updated with documents from Richard Faulkner.
03/10/2004	The planes	Plane 50	Update of datas Details about unpublished and unique picture showing Heinz Knoke' Bf 109 G-6 equiped with an Erla Haube canopy in March 1944. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
13/09/2004	! WARNING ! ! Check this new address !	heinzknokewebsite.com	For your confort and pleasure I have broken my piggy bank ! The site is now on a performant server. And no more advertisement !
10/09/2004	The logical sense of visit need to clic this link first ... Album photo 1941	Photo 59 Photo 60 Photo 61 Photo 62 Photo 63 Photo 64 Photo 65 Photo 66	New unpublished photos of Cognac taken by Heinz Knoke between February 11 and March 7, 1941. During my holidays I manage to find the castle photographed by Heinz 63 years ago ! Here's a part of my reporting... A scoop. More will follow soon. I want to thank the new owner of the castle, Monsieur Frederic Causel for is kindness. Photos kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
17/07/2004	Airfield 13	Brétigny-sur-Orge airfield	New page with photos of Brétigny airfield (Knoke's french location during August 1944). Updated with documents from Dominique Carpentier.
15/05/2004	Norvège	Photo norway 14	Better quality picture of KNOKE's Bf 109 E-4 3 on a truck in the town Hønefoss. The same place today photographed by Ole Jørgen Kjellmark !
12/05/2004	Album photo 1940	Photo 58 Photo VD1	Add : new unpublished photos of Heinz Knoke 's first flight with his instructor Van Diecken at Schönwalde February 17, 1940. Photos kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
	Schönwalde airfied	Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe_1 Gotha 145_1 Gotha 145_2 Gotha 145_3	Update of datas. Add : new unpublished photos taken by Heinz Knoke. One can see training planes from 1940. Détails should probably interessed modeling fans. Photos kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
11/05/2004	Victory 29	P-38 Lightning August 17, 1944	Photos from Lt. Wood 31st Photo Squadron KIA 17 August 1944, maybe Knoke's victim ?.
27/01/2004	Victory 24	B-17 Flying Fortress March 8, 1944	Great news ! First part of complete records about the B-17 "Sleepy Time Gal" N°42-38211 victim of Heinz KNOKE on 8 March 1944. B-17 #42-38211 B-17 #42-38211_1 B-17 #42-38211_2 B-17 #42-38211_3 B-17 #42-38211_4 B-17 #42-38211_5 B-17 #42-38211_6 B-17 #42-38211_7 Photos about the crew and documents kindly shared by Alan Foreman.
22/01/2004	Norway	Aerial Photographs N°1 Aerial Photographs N°2 Aerial Photographs N°3	The positions of all three KNOKE' s aerial photographs have been found by Svein Torske ! New pictures of the lake Sperillen where KNOKE' s Bf 109 E-4 3 belly-landed in Norway, coming from Knut Sinkerud and Ole Jørgen Kjellmark.
21/01/2004	Victory 12	B-17 Flying Fortress July 28, 1943	Update of datas.
01/01/2004	Victory 13	B-17 Flying Fortress August 17, 1943	Correction of datas on page B-17 #42-3043 with help of John Lazier nephew of gunner George Serafin. Add extract of book "Forteresses sur l'Europe" by Roger Anthoine.
05/10/2003	Victory 15	P-47 Thunderbolt September 27, 1943	Update of datas.
03/10/2003	Victory 0	Spitfire March 5, 1942	Update of datas New unpublished photo of Dieter Gerhardt. Photo_DG4 in March 1944. The tail of his Bf 109 show the mark for this victory. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
01/10/2003	Victory 25	P-51 Mustang April 29, 1944	The end of another mystery ! ! ! The US pilot having sympathysed with Heinz Knoke after they mutually shot down each other on April 29, 1944 is Capt. James (NMI) Cannon (photo on the page !). Update of datas with Horst Weber, Alan Foreman, Daniel Carrizales' and AFHRA informations.
30/09/2003	Victory 19	B-17 Flying Fortress December 11, 1943	Update of datas with Louis Hopkins informations.
	Victory 20	B-17 Flying Fortress February 10, 1944	Update of datas with Louis Hopkins informations.
	Victory 23	B-17 Flying Fortress March 6, 1944	Update of datas with Louis Hopkins informations.
	Victory 30 Victory 31	P-51Mustang August 18, 1944	Update of datas.
08/08/2003	Photo_FI1	Uffz. Friedrich Ickes 11./JG1, U August 25, 1944 U	Wingman, many time mentioned by Knoke in his last fight account, August 25, 1944. Update of datas with Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) Berlin informations.
	Photo_HS1	Ogfldw. Horst Schulze 8./JG11, U August 25, 1944 U	One of Knoke's Team mate in his last fight, August 25, 1944. Update of datas with Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) Berlin informations.
	Photo_HD1	Ogefr. Horst Döring 11./JG1, U August 23, 1944 U	Wingman, many time mentioned (wrongly) by Knoke in his last fight account, August 25, 1944 Horst Döring was in fact killed on August 23, 1944. Update of datas with Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) Berlin informations.
	Photo_AF1	Lt. Albert Fritsch 8./JG11, U August,13 1944 U	Involved in history of the Ballancourt's temporary airfield. Update of datas with Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) Berlin informations.
05/08/2003	Victory 14 Research 14	B-17 Flying Fortress September 27, 1943	An amazing photo of the last moments of B-17 #42-5888 "Elusive Elcy" ! Update of datas. Add : Page B-17 #42-5888 with John Sletten, Louis Hopkins, and Diego Fernando Zampini' informations.
21/07/2003	Norway		The end of a mystery ! ! ! The lake where KNOKE' s Bf 109 E-4 3 belly-landed in Norway rediscovered ! Update of datas with Jørgen Moe informations.
15/04/2003	Victory 5	B-17 Flying Fortress March 22, 1943	Update of datas.
13/04/2003	Victory 2	Mosquito November 6, 1942	Update of datas.
	Victory 4	B-24 Liberator March 18, 1943	Update of datas.
07/04/2003	Sources & Books	Book_1	Add details of Japanese edition of "Die grosse Jagd" with Fuss informations.
25/03/2003	Victory 6 Research 6	B-17 Flying Fortress April 17, 1943	Update of datas with Jean Secardin informations.
17/03/2003	Terrain 12	Lt. Albert Fritsch 8./JG11, U August,13 1944 U Ogfldw. Horst Schulze 8./JG11, U August 25, 1944 U	Continuation of the history of the Ballancourt's temporary airfield. Add : Pages for Albert Fritsch 7 & 8./JG11 Update of page Horst Schulze
12/03/2003	Airfield 12	Ballancourt's temporary airfield	Photo report on the Ballancourt's temporary airfield by Franck Ruffino.
27/02/2003	Victory 26	P-47 Thunderbolt August 14, 1944	Add : Pages for P-47 #42-26393 P-47 #42-28361 Update of datas with Jean-Pierre Noël informations
04/02/2003	Victory 27	P-47 Thunderbolt August 15, 1944	Update of datas
01/02/2003	Victory 5	B-17 Flying Fortress March 22, 1943	Add : new picture sowing at Bassimbourg the 21 B-17s of 91BG engaged on 22 March 1943. "Liberty bell" is in the queue.
	Victory 6 Research 6	B-17 #41-24459	Add : Page for B-17 #41-24459
	Victory 11	B-17 Flying Fortress June 25, 1943	Add : Pages B-17 #42-5382 B-17 #42-5468 with Ray Bowden informations
30/01/2003	Victory 23	B-17 Flying Fortress March 6, 1944	Events of March 6 and March 8, 1944 have been mixed by Heinz Knoke in the first edition of his book. This new page is relative to the victory he claimed on March 6. Victories 23 took place on March 6, 1944 and Victories 24 remain (maybe temporarily) on March 8, 1944.
19/12/2002		Photo 13	Update of datas with Hervé Coëffic informations concerning Peugeot 202 squadron car of 5./JG11.
	Victory 12	B-17 Flying Fortress July 28, 1943	Update of datas.
13/12/2002	Victory 19	B-17 Flying Fortress December 11, 1943	Update of datas with Robert Queener informations Add : Pages B-17 #42-3488 B-17 #42-30168 B-17 #42-30415 B-17 #42-30667 B-17 #42-30816 B-17 #42-31020 B-17 #42-31122 B-17 #42-39859
27/11/2002	Photo_EG1	Uffz. Eberhard Gutske 4./JG4, U August 27, 1944 U.	During my searches, trying to find Ickes and Döring's graves, I had the opportunity to meditate on some other pilots' graves. They didn't all belong to JG11, but I think they all deserve an homage to their sacrifices.
	Photo_JS1	Gefr. Josef Steigenberger 9./JG27, U August 23, 1944 U.
	Photo_EW1	Uffz. Ehrenfried Wittkowski 3./JG11, U August 21, 1944 U.
	Photo_JM1	Feldw. Josef Matouschek 4./JG11, U August 20, 1944 U.
	Photo_ES1	Uffz. Egon Schultz 10./JG1, U August 19, 1944 U.
	Photo_JT1	Uffz. Josef Tönnis 2./JG11, U August 18, 1944 U.
21/11/2002	Victory 32	P-51Mustang August 25, 1944	Update of datas. Add : Page Photo_FI1 Photo_HS1 Photo_BG1
	Photo_BG1	Ogefr. Bruno Gregorzewski 1./JG11, U August 25, 1944 U	1./JG11 member flying a FW190, lost during fights August 25, 1944
	Photo_RS2	Ogefr. Rudolf Stelzer 3./JG11, U 21 août 1944 U	During my searches, trying to find Ickes and Döring's graves, I had the opportunity to meditate on some other pilots' graves. They didn't all belong to JG11, but I think they all deserve an homage to their sacrifices.
	Photo_RS1	Lt. Rudolf Schmid 4./JG11, U 20 août 1944 U
	Photo_HE1	Feldw. Herbert Elger 10./JG2, U 19 août 1944 U
	Photo_OK1	Uffz. Otto Knappe 1./JG2, U August 13, 1944 U
27/09/2002			Let me introduce you to Lucie born on September 27, 2002
23/09/2002	Victory 6 Research 6	B-17 Flying Fortress April 17, 1943	Update of datas
20/09/2002	Victory 11	B-17 Flying Fortress June 25, 1943	Add : Page B-17 #42-30049 with Tony Crawford informations
19/09/2002	Victory 21	B-17 Flying Fortress February 24, 1944	Update of datas Add : Page B-17 #42-3136 B-17 #42-30661 B-17 #42-31349 B-17 #42-39917
18/09/2002	Photo Album	Photo 13	Add Photo showing the 5./JG11' French car Peugeot 202 and pilots around it. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
17/09/2002	The planes		Add new picture showing KNOKE' s Bf 109 G-1/U4 R6 1 from II./JG11 equiped with two 20 mm guns in gondolas.
12/09/2002	Photo Album	Photo 57	Add : new photo of Heinz Knoke in April, 1944. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
10/09/2002	Photo Album	Photo DG7	Add Lt. Dieter Gerhardt's death announcement. Document kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
09/09/2002	Photo Album	Photo 56	Add two new superb pictures showing a major part from 5./JG11' pilots, actors from "I flew for the fürher". Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
06/09/2002	Victory 5 The planes	B-17 Flying Fortress March 22, 1943 Photo 55	Add new picture showing KNOKE' s Bf 109 G-1 1 from 2./JG1 loading a bomb. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
	Chronology		Update of datas. Add : new photo of Heinz Knoke 1992. Photo kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
05/09/2002	Victory 1	Blenheim October 31, 1942	Update of datas Add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
	Victory 2	Mosquito November 6, 1942	Update of datas Add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
	Victory 3 Research 3	B-24 Liberator February 26, 1943	Update of datas Add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
	Victory 9	B-17 Flying Fortress May 19, 1943	Update of datas Add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook. B-17 #41-24483 ? maybe ? KNOKE's victim.
	Victory 10 Research 10	B-17 Flying Fortress June 11, 1943	Update of datas Add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
04/09/2002	Victory 15 Research 15	P-47 Thunderbolt September 27, 1943	Update : add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
	Victory 16	B-24 Liberator October 4, 1943	Update : add datas from Heinz Knoke flightbook.
03/09/2002	Victory 26	P-47 Thunderbolt August 14, 1944	Update of datas
	Victory 27	P-47 Thunderbolt August 15, 1944	Update of datas with Marc Doucet informations
31/08/2002			Update of some pages with good English translations with John F Keane kind help
13/08/2002	Chronology		Update of datas. Add : new photo of Heinz Knoke at Community Council of Schortens kindly shared by Markus Graw.
02/08/2002	Victory 0 Research 0	Spitfire March 5, 1942	Update of datas Add new pictures of parts found in Norway from F/Lt GUNN's Spitfire ! ! ! Spitfire AA810_1 Spitfire AA810_2 Spitfire AA810_3 Spitfire AA810_4 Spitfire AA810_5
09/07/2002	Victory 4	B-24 Liberator March 18, 1943	Update of datas
	Sources & Books		Add different editions of "Die grosse Jagd" kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
03/07/2002	Lilo		Add : new photos of Lilo & Heinz Knoke kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
08/06/2002	The planes		Add new pictures for KNOKE' s Bf 109 E-4 "Lilo" 3 from 2./JG1 and Losigkeit Group Add new pictures showing a Bf 109 F-2 from 2./JG1. All photos kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family.
06/06/2002	The planes		Update of datas. Re-scanned pictures for KNOKE' s Bf 109 E-4 "Lilo" 3 from 2./JG1 and Losigkeit Group. Add : new pictures kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family showing KNOKE' s Bf 109 F-2 7 from 3./JG1.
03/06/2002	Victory 20	B-17 Flying Fortress February 10, 1944	B-17 #42-30609 Update of datas with Helynn Schufeltowski informations
29/05/2002	Victory 22	P-51 Mustang March 4, 1944	The date of March 3, 1944 for this victory was false. The bloodbath of 363FG's P-51s took place on March 4, 1944. Update of datas with Martin Kyburz informations
15/05/2002	Victory 26	P-47 Thunderbolt August 14, 1944	Update of datas with Kenneth Kik informations
12/05/2002		Photo 54	New picture kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family. Interresting view showing Knoke's plane from 6./JG52 !
	The planes		Add : new pictures kindly shared by Heinz Knoke's family. KNOKE' s Bf 109E-4 6 from 6./JG52 !
	Chronology		Update of datas concerning JG52.
24/04/2002	Victory 21 Research_21_B24	B-17 Flying Fortress February 24, 1944	Update of datas. Add : new page covering alternatives researchs on B-24's losses on this date. Important ! The date of this victory was erroneous. Action took place on February 24, 1944 instead of the 22.
18/04/2002	The Victories		Victory 21 is dated of In February 24, 1944 instead of the 22. There is no more a proposition for the victory 4.
17/04/2002	Victory 4	B-24 Liberator March 18, 1943	Update of datas with Olaf Timmermann informations Add : Page and 6 Documents B-24 #41-23666 There is no more proposition for the victory 4.
16/04/2002	The Victories		Victory 21 is dated of In February 24, 1944 instead of the 22. There is no more a proposition for the victory 4.
20/03/2002	Victory 15 Research 15	P-47 Thunderbolt September 27, 1943	Update of datas. Add : Map of square S/BP-8, crash location of this P-47, Table of Luftwaffe P-47s victories. Photo of Lt. Harry P DOUGLAS kindly send by Peter Randall Profile of P-47C-2-RE Thunderbolt Serial 41-6199 Code UNW by myself...
24/02/2002	Victory 9	B-17 Flying Fortress May 19, 1943	Update of datas
20/02/2002	Photo Album	Photo 49 Photo 51	New pictures.
19/02/2002	Photo Album	Photo 43 Photo 44 Photo 45 Photo 46 Photo 47 Photo 48	New pictures.
	Chronology		Add : Photo of Heinz Knoke's parents Photo of Heinz Knoke in Jungfolk's uniform.
14/02/2002	Victory 17	B-17 Flying Fortress October 8, 1943	Update of datas with Markus Graw informations B-17 #42-37752 Crash location is Lohne
29/01/2002	The planes		Add : new profile of Knoke's Bf 109E-4 6.
16/01/2002	Victory 0	Spitfire March 5, 1942	Crash location of Gunn's Spitfire is presented on a map. Update of datas with Morten Moe informations.
10/12/2001	The planes		Add : new profile of Knoke's Bf 109F-2 7
31/10/2001	Victory 10 Research 10	B-17 Flying Fortress June 11, 1943	Add : Photos of John F Davoren kindly send by Jerry Warstler. Update of datas : John F Davoren was Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-29693 Thanks a lot Jerry Warstler !
	Victory 0 Research 0	Spitfire March 5, 1942	Update of datas
	Victory 8	B-17 Flying Fortress May 15, 1943	Update of datas Add : photo of bombs over Heligoland. Add : table of German victories
	Airfield 11	Helgoland Airfield	New page
13/10/2001		B-17 Flying Fortress June 25, 1943	Bad news : 2nd Lt Nicholas Demchak died on October 5 and was buried Ocober 10, 2001 B-17 #42-3260
21/09/2001	Victory 17	B-17 Flying Fortress October 8, 1943	Update of datas Add : Photos of B-17 #42-3386 Add : Page B-17 #42-30358 B-17 #42-30818 B-17 #42-30840
13/08/2001	Victory 16	B-24 Liberator October 4, 1943	Add : William Cetin testimony
07/08/2001	Sources & Books		Add : photos of "A Grande Caça" with Alexandre Caiafa informations & "Suuri metsästys"
06/08/2001	Victory 7 Research 7	B-24 #41-24295	Add : Page for B-24 #41-24295 and page Sgt George E. Christensen with Kelly Christensen informations Add : table of German victories
		B-17 Flying Fortress March 8, 1944	Update of B-17 #42-31403 & #42-40056 datas with Andreas Trotz informations
12/07/2001	Victory 17	B-17 Flying Fortress October 8, 1943	Add : Photos of B-17 #42-5864
04/07/2001	Photo Album	Photo 19 Photo 23 Photo 200 Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 Photo 9 Photo 10 Photo 11 Photo 12 Photo 15 Photo 16 Photo 17 Photo 36 Photo DG1 Photo DG2 Photo DG3	New look and new pictures.
31/05/2001	Victory 13	B-17 Flying Fortress August 17, 1943	Add : Page B-17 #42-2990 B-17 #42-30140 B-17 #42-3092 B-17 #42-3220 B-17 #42-3225 B-17 #42-29731 B-17 #42-30028
20/04/2001	The Victories		Update of datas The victory on April, 29th 1944 is a P-51 and not a P-47.
23/02/2001	Victory 0 Research 0 The Victories	Spitfire March 5, 1942	Update of datas Dieter Gehrard Victory is now more highlighted
16/02/2001	Victory 11	B-17 Flying Fortress June 25, 1943	Update of datas B-17 #42-30038 is probably KNOKE's victim. Add : Pages for B-17 #42-3260 B-17 #42-29986 B-17 #42-30038
	Victory 17	B-17 Flying Fortress October 8, 1943	Update of datas Add : Photos of B-17 #42-3123 B-17 #42-29854 B-17 #42-29941 B-17 #42-30009 Add : Pages for B-17 #42-3233 B-17 #42-5864
13/02/2001	The Victories		Update of datas : Victory 10 : B-17 #42-29693 is probably KNOKE's victim.