Werner shown as an Unteroffizier ca.
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1938
1939-40
1940-41
1942
16 August 1942
Werner is injured while flying in FW 190 A-2 WNr. 0122 107 on 16 August 1942. He was posted missing in Bf 109 G-6 WNr. 15296 ‘Black 9 + -’ on 17 May 1943, when serving as Staffelkapitän of 5./J.G. 2. He had taken this Staffel over upon its return to France from Tunisia in early April 1943.
1943
8 March 1943
During the morning, four Spitfires of the 307th FS/31st FG took off from their Le Kouif base to fly a reconnaissance mission over the front. At 09:35, they were bounced by at least five FW 190As from 4./J.G. 2. At the moment when the Germans attacked, the American formation was re-forming, and Lt. Woodlief A. Thomas had slowed down to return to his position as wingman to Lt. Jerry D. Collinsworth. Lt. Collinsworth recalls the early moments of the combat:
"Unknown to any of us, at least three FW 190s were coming up off the 'deck' from behind to attack us ... I was just barely past Woody [Thomas] when I heard guns and upon looking toward him I discovered he was already on fire and, without uttering a word, he crashed to the ground about 500 feet below".
Thomas had fallen victim to 4./J.G. 2's Staffelkapitän, Oblt. Kurt Bühligen. Bühligen recorded the victory as occurring at 09:38, about 35 km north-north-west of II./J.G. 2's base, Kairouan. Two of the Spitfire pilots (including Collinsworth) tried to escape by flying into cloud, but the American formation leader, Lt. Merlin P. Mitchell, engaged in a low-level, turning dogfight with a few of the FW 190s. However, he was outnumbered and was shot down by Oblt. Bühligen, Lt. Lothar Werner, or Uffz. Heinz Schülze, all of whom made claims for Spitfires at low-altitude between 09:39 and 09:43. Meanwhile, Lt. Collinsworth was dogfighting with Uffz. Erich Engelbrecht.
16 August 1942
He had taken this Staffel over upon its return to France from Tunisia in early April 1943.
16 August 1942
Leutnant Lothar Werner is posted missing in his Bf 109 G-6 WNr. 15296 ‘Black 9 + -’ on 17 May 1943. He was last seen in combat over the sea,
N. Morlaix. At the time of his death Werner was serving as Staffelkapitän of 5./J.G. 2.
Victory Claims:
1-11
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Time
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Opponent
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Lt
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.Staffel
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1
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Lt
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.Staffel
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2
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Lt
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.Staffel
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3
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Lt
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.Staffel
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4
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?
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Lt
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.Staffel
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5
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?
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Lt
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.Staffel
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6
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Lt
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.Staffel
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7
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08.01.43
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Lt
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4. Staffel
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8
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P-38
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S. Djebel el Obeid
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15.50
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14th or 82nd FG
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?
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08.03.43
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Lt
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4. Staffel
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9
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Spitfire
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307th FS/31st FG
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?
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Lt
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10
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Lt
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11
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16 August 1942: Leutnant Lothar Werner of 8./JG 2 injured in Fw 190 A-2 (W.Nr. 2107), vanished in the dark, emergency landing southeast of Quimper, 100%
17 May 1943: Leutnant Lothar Werner, Staffelführer of 5./JG 2, missing following aerial combat with bombers in Bf 109 G-6 "Black 9" (W.Nr. 15 296) over the sea 100 kilometers north of Morlaix, 100%
Prien lists 10 victories for this pilot, all of which were claimed over North Africa during the time II./JG 2 was based in the Mediterranean theater:
16 December 1942 16:15 Mustang 4./JG 2 5 km SW Bône at 30 m
26 December 1942 13:35 P-38 4./JG 2 3 km N Jefna / P-38 of 1 FG, USAAF
6 January 1943 9:55 P-40 4./JG 2 10 km SW Tebourba: tiefflug / Hurricane of 241 Sqn, RAF
8 January 1943 15:50 P-38 4./JG 2 E Djebel Abiod: tiefflug / P-38 of 14 or 82 FG, USAAF
21 January 1943 8:44 P-40 4./JG 2 S Kairouan at 200 m / P-40 of GC II/5, Armée de l’Air
22 January 1943 14:20 P-40 4./JG 2 5 km SE Bou Arada at 10 m / P-40 of GC II/5, Armée de l’Air
2 February 1943 8:19 P-40 4./JG 2 10 km W Kairouan: tiefflug / P-40 of 60 FS, 33 FG, USAAF
14 February 1943 8:21 Spitfire 4./JG 2 15 km NE Habjeb el Aioun: tiefflug / P-39 of 81 FG, USAAF
14 February 1943 8:23 Spitfire 4./JG 2 5 km NW Habjeb el Aioun: tiefflug / P-39 of 81 FG, USAAF
8 March 1943 9:41 Spitfire 4./JG 2 NE Djedeida at 150 m / Spitfire of 307 FS, 31 FG, USAAF
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