Private Color Footage taken by Fighter Ace Kalau v. Hofe of Men and Planes of JG 54- ca. 1941-1944

Werner Pichon-Kalau vom Hofe (1917-1999) was a German fighter ace of WWII.
He served most of the war with Jagdgeschwader 54, on the Western Front in 1940, the Eastern Front in 1941-1943, then transferred back to defense against Allied bombers in the West in April 1943, before becoming a staff officer in January 1944, and serving the rest of the war in staff positions. He achieved 64 kills, most of them on the Eastern Front, including five in a single day on March 21st, 1942.

But he was not only a fighter pilot, but also very interested in cameras, and took many pictures and footage of planes and men of JG 54. He was, in fact, so interested in cameras, that he bought himself a very expensive 16mm color video camera. This video shows footage that he took of JG54 from 1941 to 1944, including men and planes.

Since this is privately taken footage, these are no propaganda shots, but rather lighthearted scenes for personal memories.

As cameras back then had no microphones, this video contains no sound or narration.

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