Nachtjaeger v Fortress Schweinfurt Regensburg.zip 2024-06-15

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From early 1943 onwards until 1944 die Nachjagd were ordered to fly both day and night missions.One of these was aginst the USAAC B17 raids against Schweinfurt and Regensburg on 17th. August 1943. 15 aircraft from Bf 110's 5./NJG1 bases at St. Trond were involved, amonst them Uffz Otto Fries.He is credited with 2 B17s although one had already been damaged by 109s. (He as a nightfighter pilot didn't know that B17s put down their undercarriage...

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