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During late 1944, RAF Bomber Command was sending huge formations
of Lancaster bombers over Germany night after night. During this
massive offensive the Lancaster crews were attacked relentlessly
by Luftwaffe ME-110 Night Fighters. Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer,
with 121 aerial victories, was the most successful night fighter
pilot of WWII, and scored his 100th kill at 8:55 PM on the 9th
of October 1944 over the Ruhr Valley, the event depicted here.
Signed by NJG 1 Knight's Cross holders; Martin Drewes - Wolfgang
Falk
Hermann Greiner - Joachim Jabs - Fritz Lau - Ludwig Meister -
Hubert Rauh
Fritz Rumpelhardt - Dietrich Schmidt - Erich Weisflog.
The certificate includes a statement signed by Fritz Rumpelhardt
(Schnaufer's radioman) certifying the accuracy of the scene depicted. |
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