Heinz Ebeling was born on 2 January 1918 at Karlsruhe. Ebeling was posted to JG 26 on 1 December 1939. Leutnant Ebeling was assigned to 8./JG 26. He achieved his first victory, a French Morane 406 over Gramont, on 17 May 1940. By the end of the French campaign, he had recorded five victories. During the large aerial combats of the Battle of Britain, Ebeling shot down 10 British fighters in August 1940 alone, including three victories on 12 August and two on 15 August. Oberleutnant Ebeling was appointed Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 26 on 22 August 1940. On 31 August, Ebeling shot down a RAF Hurricane north of London. However, his Bf 109 E-4 (WNr 3712) “Yellow 3” received hits in the radiator during the encounter. Ebeling managed to nurse the damaged aircraft as far as the Channel where he was forced to bale out. After one and one half hours in the sea, he was rescued by a German air-sea rescue seaplane. Later that same day, Ebeling shot down a further two RAF Hurricanes. After claiming three further victories in September 1940, Ebeling led 9./JG 26 through a conversion to the fighter bomber role. From 15 October, he was to lead the Staffel on many fighter-bomber missions over England. On 5 November 1940 Ebeling, flying Me 109E-4/B (W.Nr. 3740) “Yellow 3”, collided with his wingman Fw. Walter Braun over Dungeness. Both survived their crash-landings to be taken prisoners for the remainder of the war. Ebeling was awarded the Ritterkreuz on this day for 18 victories. Ebeling died on 30 November 1987 at Obsteig in Tirol.
    Heinz Ebeling was credited with 18 victories in 163 missions.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location	Comments
1.	17.5.1940	18:30	Morane 406	8./JG 26	Gramont
2.	28.5.1940	12:25	Hurricane	8./JG 26	NW Ostend
3.	31.5.1940	15:45	Hurricane	8./JG 26	Dunkirk
4.	9.6.1940	15:30	Morane 406	8./JG 26	Rouen	Caudron C 714 of GC I/145 of Armée de l’Air
5.	13.6.1940	12:40	Defiant	8./JG 26	Paris	Defiant of 142 Sqn, RAF
6.	12.8.1940	12:15	Hurricane	8./JG 26	Thames Estuary
7.	12.8.1940	12:20	Hurricane	8./JG 26	Thames Estuary
8.	12.8.1940	18:20	Spitfire	8./JG 26	SW Dover	Spitfire of 64 Sqn, RAF
9.	15.8.1940	12:40	Spitfire	8./JG 26	Folkestone	Spitfire of 54 Sqn, RAF
10.	15.8.1940	19:45	Hurricane	8./JG 26	Folkestone	Hurricane of 151 Sqn, RAF
11.	18.8.1940	18:45	Spitfire	8./JG 26	N London
12.	30.8.1940	18:35	Hurricane	9./JG 26	S England	Hurricane of 253 Sqn, RAF
13.	31.8.1940	9:50	Hurricane	9./JG 26	North Weald	Hurricane of 56 Sqn, RAF
14.	31.8.1940	19:10	Hurricane	9./JG 26	NW Folkestone	Hurricane of 85 Sqn, RAF
15.	31.8.1940	19:20	Hurricane	9./JG 26	NW Folkestone	Hurricane of 85 Sqn, RAF
16.	6.9.1940	11:05	Hurricane	9./JG 26	NW Dover	Hurricane of 303 Sqn, RAF
17.	7.9.1940	18:50	Spitfire	9./JG 26	SE London	Spitfire of 603 Sqn, RAF
-	7.9.1940	18:50	Spitfire	9./JG 26	SE London	Spitfire of 603 Sqn, RAF – not confirmed
18.	18.9.1940	19:40	Hurricane	9./JG 26	London

Victories : 18
Awards : Knight`s Cross
Units : JG 26