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Luftwaffe Advanced Pilot's Certificate (
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near German-Dutch border. The bomber was on a mission to the
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The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
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Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Mathews, Johannes (2004).
2116:] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.
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2284:Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer Aces of World War 2
548:. Defending against this attack, Eckard claimed a
433:shot down. One of the bombers was the RAF Whitley
238:. Following flight training, he was posted to 2.
2192:Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2014).
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463:(3rd group) of NJG 3 under the command of
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2365:Accident description for Wellington X3205
2353:Accident description for Wellington W5618
2341:Accident description for Wellington W5386
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1393:Erweiterter Luftwaffen-FlugzeugfĂĽhrerschein
269:. During this period, Eckardt escorted his
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2449:Accident description for Whitley Z6647
2437:Accident description for Whitley Z6630
2425:Accident description for Whitley T4203
2413:Accident description for Whitley P5055
2401:Accident description for Whitley P5048
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1251:No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF
389:. Conversion training took place at
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1395:), also known as the C-Certificate.
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2560:Aviators killed by being shot down
2042:Bomber Command: Reflections of War
2025:. London: Grub Street Publishing.
1297:200 m (660 ft) south of
488:of NJG 3, a squadron of III.
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2090:. Midland Counties Publications.
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529:came under attack, crashing near
495:On 2 June, Eckardt shot down the
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540:On the night of 29/30 July, RAF
261:Over Denmark, Eckardt claimed a
212:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
192:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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2006:. Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions.
533:, killing all aboard including
2196:. Walton on Thames: Red Kite.
2135:. Walton on Thames: Red Kite.
612:Chronicle of aerial victories
303:Battle of the Heligoland Bight
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2175:"The Lent Papers" Helmut Lent
2067:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire:
2044:. Bransley, South Yorkshire:
1365:in Gold on 21 August 1942 as
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1964:Patzwall & Scherzer 2001
576:, and he fell to his death.
525:, German-occupied Belgium,
410:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
382:of NJG 1 commanded by
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1411:this claim is unconfirmed.
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408:when he shot down the RAF
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2063:Bowman, Martin (2016).
2040:Bowman, Martin (2011).
1980:Aders, Gebhard (1978).
600:German Federal Archives
313:campaign. By mid-1940,
2086:Chorley, W. R (1994).
2046:Pen and Sword Aviation
1100:Hamburg/Bad Bramstedt
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2156:Bloomsbury Publishing
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988:/No. 77 Squadron RAF
585:Aerial victory claims
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114:Years of service
2282:Weal, John (2012) .
2021:Bond, Steve (2014).
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1019:No. 142 Squadron RAF
554:Handley Page Halifax
510:. The bomber was on
470:was formed from II.
401:in the Netherlands.
319:(Brigadier General)
311:Defence of the Reich
289:Night fighter career
253:Messerschmitt Bf 110
180:Defense of the Reich
2515:People from Bamberg
2069:Pen and Sword Books
2000:Bergström, Christer
1371:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1357:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1333:No. 50 Squadron RAF
1140:southwest of Stade
1118:Nachtjagdgeschwader
957:No. 77 Squadron RAF
923:No. 10 Squadron RAF
864:Nachtjagdgeschwader
848:No. 10 Squadron RAF
788:No. 78 Squadron RAF
752:Nachtjagdgeschwader
695:west of Hestholmen
672:Zerstörergeschwader
374:Nachtjagdgeschwader
367:Nachtjagdgeschwader
356:Nachtjagdgeschwader
247:Zerstörergeschwader
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813:Sankt Peter-Ording
776:Erlekem, south of
568:was caught on the
535:Maurice Fitzgerald
497:Vickers Wellington
327:system dubbed the
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244:(2nd squadron) of
232:Kingdom of Bavaria
169:Invasion of Poland
130:(first lientenant)
2320:978-3-8482-8879-3
2297:978-1-78200-527-8
2288:Osprey Publishing
2274:978-3-938845-17-2
2249:978-3-931533-45-8
2226:978-3-87341-065-7
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2097:978-0-9045-9789-9
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2055:978-1-84884-492-6
2032:978-1-90980-814-0
2013:978-0-9721060-4-7
1991:978-0-354-01247-8
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395:Deelen Airfield
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208:Nazi Germany
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161:Battles/wars
127:Oberleutnant
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96:Nazi Germany
57:(1942-07-30)
55:30 July 1942
18:
2510:1942 deaths
2505:1918 births
1600:Bowman 2016
1576:Bowman 2011
1467:Ziefle 2013
1245:Wellington
1240:Wellington
1216:Wellington
1211:Wellington
1186:Wellington
1180:7 May 1942
1137:Wellington
1103:Wellington
1097:Wellington
1073:Wellington
1064:Wellington
1013:Wellington
1005:Wellington
800:9 May 1941
645:(nocturnal)
546:SaarbrĂĽcken
468:Heinz Nacke
425:factory at
387:Helmut Lent
325:air defense
285:in Norway.
2499:Categories
1675:Aders 1978
1612:Aders 1978
1588:Aders 1978
1419:References
1369:in the 7./
1327:Lancaster
1166:Ahrensburg
942:Wellington
562:Werknummer
391:Ingolstadt
341:Himmelbett
84:Allegiance
62:Kampenhout
2489:Biography
2108:(2000) .
1651:Bond 2014
1479:Weal 2012
1424:Citations
1318:Lancaster
1269:Stirling
1042:south of
913:Zuiderzee
889:Buxtehude
658:Location
604:Zerstörer
592:Zerstörer
566:parachute
544:attacked
503:from the
465:Hauptmann
441:during a
279:Trondheim
204:Luftwaffe
117:1939–1942
108:Luftwaffe
2477:Aviation
2265:Archives
1294:Halifax
1160:Stirling
1067:Hamburg/
1044:Uetersen
984:Whitley
975:Whitley
951:Whitley
917:Whitley
909:Whitley
842:Whitley
833:Whitley
807:Blenheim
782:Whitley
778:Nijmegen
574:aircraft
364:, while
156:7./NJG 3
153:Commands
102:Service/
2463:Portals
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2439:at the
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2391:at the
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1114:Staffel
1038:Hampden
947:Hamburg
884:Halifax
772:Whitley
748:Staffel
668:Staffel
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556:and an
523:Hainaut
521:. Over
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486:Staffel
482:Staffel
447:Hamburg
406:Staffel
380:Staffel
362:Gruppen
271:wingman
241:Staffel
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214:during
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691:Hudson
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333:radars
222:Career
188:Awards
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1247:W5618
1218:Z1311
1112:– 7.
1105:X9759
1075:X3205
1015:W5386
986:Z6647
980:Stade
953:Z6630
919:P5055
844:P5048
838:Husum
784:T4203
746:– 6.
674:76 –
666:– 2.
655:Type
652:Time
649:Date
642:Claim
635:Claim
527:Z1311
519:Essen
501:Z1311
437:from
435:Z6647
414:T4203
348:radar
147:NJG 3
143:NJG 1
139:ZG 76
2315:ISBN
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2008:ISBN
1986:ISBN
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1125:15?
1120:3 –
866:1 –
858:II.
856:Stab
754:1 –
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552:, a
515:raid
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135:Unit
122:Rank
52:Died
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