Night Ghost of St. Trond

"Name given to German Ace Heinz- Wolfgang Schnaufer (121 victories) of the Number 12 Squadron NJG-1 nightfighters.With Fritz Rumpelhardt as radio operator and Wilhelm Gaensler as gunner flying their ME110 G they downed a pathfinder Lancaster carrying the "Master of Ceremonies" on December 16, 1943 before it could mark the target with its incendiaries for the following bombers. The tailplane of the aircraft is displayed in the Imperial War Museum in London with its 121 victory bars painted on it."



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