The 501st Joint Fighter Wing is the main protagonistic faction in the Strike Witches franchise.
As the first established Joint Fighter Wing, the 501st JFW is a specialist unit comprised of several of the greatest aces of the time. The unit was stationed in Britannia under the jurisdiction of the headquarters of the Western World (Headquarters: Britannia / Air Force Commander: Air Marshal Trevor Maloney) until the Liberation of Gallia after which it was disbanded. The unit has since been reformed at the order of Air Vice Marshal Adolfine Galland and is currently based in Romagna, on an island in the Adriatic Sea.
Summary[]
Formed by Lieutenant Colonel Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in 1942, the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the Strike Witches, is a specialist unit composed entirely of witches originally stationed in Britannia and later in Romagna. Their primary duty is defending the area where they are stationed from Neuroi. After liberating Gallia from the Neuroi in 1944, they were disbanded, however they were reformed in Romagna six months later to help defend the area after the disastrous Operation Trajanus. During the liberation of Gallia, they were one of the squadrons under the command of Trevor Maloney; after they were reformed to defend Romagna, they were placed under the command of Adolfine Galland.
Members[]
Commanding Officer[]
- Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
Commanding Officer in battle[]
- Mio Sakamoto
Members[]
- Gertrud Barkhorn
- Erica Hartmann
- Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen
- Sanya V. Litvyak
- Francesca Lucchini
- Charlotte E. Yeager
- Perrine H. Clostermann
- Lynette Bishop
- Yoshika Miyafuji
External Links[]
501st Joint Fighter Wing - Strike Witches Wiki
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