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`fin 12 hloroh ”45. a formation ol
`2? Me 262: from: the Gestalt-alder
`Stabuei: warm and lll..|'.lfl 1. led bar
`the commander of JG 3. Knight‘s-
`Eroea holder Major Theodor
`Weittenb-erger. attacked E-‘Ii‘Ge ef
`the lliiiled Bomb Grow'e 611th Bomb
`squadron between Leipaig and their
`target oi the til-r. the tenthetie luol
`plant at Fiuhland. north ol Dresden.
`The Flying Forlreeeee of the USMF'a
`Filteonth Mr Foree hacl Flown horn
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`their bum in ital-yr on a deep
`penetration raid. and tho-lI were on
`the approach to their bomb run at
`a halght olEEIEIt} roe-tree outer oantral
`Germ-one when the Me 252:: ttruelt.
`Scrambled from. Parehlm to
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`intercept. Major W-hsanbargor were
`flying hle HER-1a ‘Green 1'. wilh ite
`dlatlnetlua it'ommodorarnarltlngo.
`|alhen he ehet down one of the
`“Ed's 5-111. Merl: Perthtlwflile'e
`epeeialle torn mireioned eeeet
`artwork elaplol: Iha morn-ant ol
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`Simultaumusly. re: the snuth. “-34 ].iheratnrs Emu: rhe |"i+-merirh Prir
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`Force struck at l]1l.' iel airlield and facility at Neuherg.
`fie. ifthis Wcrc net eunugli. EU add m the LUfU-‘r'ilfih‘lh Wen. 11:1]: EILII'I'II'IeI'
`{ inm man-cl was n-z'sweupe rating in daylight. and it despairchecl 4'5"? aircrat-r
`te hemh targets in Rheine. as well as its marshalling }';lrtlti [while B- 1.751.11-
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`isl. Air Divisieri slnlch Rheirie airfield}. mere railways yards and it
`[114:
`vim‘lltcr at Miinsrer anel an e-il refine Fl" in Bremen-
`'[Ihe Cirrt'liirwn'lrisrrrt': and [ii .IJEi I" were ordered m intercept and engage
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`[he 13- 1 Ts ell-the .i-rtl Air Divisier: sl U915 hrs user the Leipeig. Dresden
`and filinmnira arr-1s. Sneaking our of misty skies nnl'rhmsT nFDI'q-sdrn in
`Hedge inrntarimts nF .i'ittfli'irstrengrh at til'HlU-T'Sflfl met res. the jets used
`the Lernbined advantages ul'speed and surprise tu evade the ester: and
`i‘IL'iLLi for the htrrt'llH'rs. nppm-aehing limm films-.- and lH'llll'lLl. It: least six
`"heavies' were claimed she-r elnwn —-nne each h]: rhe Keerrrrodm'e. Malinr
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`"Il'l'reissenlierger. and Leutnant {FritIJ Hillier. Leutiunt Schltfln'er.
`Ullerliihilrich Pli'ifii'r tLritl Ulwrli'lLiI-L'ebel flrliulti. Miiller fired il she-rt
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`hursr ar nl1e I’m-17" Frmn his ,i'l'l mm cannon Hum .1 range n+-_i{lfl metres.
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`closing tcr I‘S'El merres. and watched as rhe lelit wing broke away and the
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`humble: plunged in Le- a spin inwards L114.- eatlh. Helmet-er. helLi-Ie it reached
`The gmrmt‘l rhe aiIcI'aFr explm‘leti.
`Aim Flying with Illl'lr'eissenl'ierger that day. and pnssihlg.’ Fm" rhe first time
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`uperatienally in 3.11 Me 261. was Majur Heinrich Ehrler. whe alse shut
`R‘lI‘JWI'l
`:i Pr-IT. Thcmgh Einlul had m—n ricl'k'ilm 1-=.'iI.'h Tl'l'l' tin-gm; (They’re
`during The Spanish Civil ‘Wtr. ir was with a Hair unir. and his Flying career
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`commenter] in [Til] when he juiitetl ‘iJ'l'Li i"?- in Hurst-fly.
`Eh I'lcr claim-ad his iinr Vicmr'f in Ha]; elirlmr gnu-.1 r Wlte r: 11!; slim Lia-we .1
`Eirisrnl Blenheim- s‘ifllil T? was designnrecl ii.."_[{'.
`'i at The I're|=_:iIiI1in_i_'rI elf
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`FEIZIELLBTF' 1941., and lieu]- menths later the unit commenced epernriuns
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`Heuptmenrr Heinrieh Ehrler poem
`for a photograph in the cockpit el
`hi: El 1m-E e1 Petseme. in Finland.
`on 2'! Hereli 1941:]. Subsequently
`promoted to maior. this highly?
`regarded Elm-ureter? aee would
`tu'fll‘lluflllll' joln the Gnu-l1 wade-nub
`of JG 1' in March 19-15. However. hie
`career was dogged by pent events
`in the Far North that trouble-cl him.
`and whie‘h may. in some way.
`have hasten-d his dlfll‘l‘l thl
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`The Ravi Iflsflaml'sl'arl 15h gunsight
`was a standard fitting In the mkplt
`all th- l'iln IRA-“Ia fightlr. An
`mmph In sun has In In fielded-
`nwnr pnfifiw shuns-I and in this right
`fll‘lhfl instrument panel
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`The Ravi Iflaflmnl'l'aiarl 15h gunsight
`"in-II and Ila-chad intn it: cnmhll
`snarling. halting dl'lacthr through
`thl "Hutu glass. TI-m sight
`inmrparltad I sun visor. night vision
`flltar. light hulls- nnd dlmmar switch
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`against thc Red Air FDIC: tic-In hast-s in N nrwayand Finland- l'ihrlcfs tally
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`btgan tr.1 gnaw in rail]: 1942. and by 22 August. whcn h: was appuinttil
`Smfilhtyfiéu Ufa-“JG '3. his scam- Imd climbed m ] 1.
`In j'LL'iL' a mattarnf weal-ts I'll: haul hnnsmcl his trill}r m {i4 vicmrics. :‘LI'I-El. nn
`4 Septcmhtr l1: recall-rd the Knight’s Cross. 011 3? March 1943. Ehtlrr
`shut down fi'l't Russian lighters {alJ'IIIJsI Certainly P403]. and In: rep-tutti].
`this Fern nn hjiincwhcn In: amunmri far fnurfinvicr Hunk-ants. Pushing
`his scan: to 95'. with his IDUth kill lacing claimcd thn: Following clay. Six
`days rariltr. on I Ila nu. I11.- l'lail lawn appulnlt'd Mmmmad'mrurliflfi 5.
`Ehrlars mud For multiplcshills in on: clay was rep-canal mi 1? Munch
`194-4 [tight] and again an 25 May {taint}.
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`Fulluwlng his 112th winery. which was athiCVflJ L111 3 August lfl'i’i [[11:-
`day after he run-0k mm ma m‘l itffdgdgssi'firtwdsrfil. Eh rler was awarded the
`[)alcicavcs m 1111: Knight's E Imss.
`Humvrr. his spactacular caret-r was IJEfingi'l‘l: sharply to an End
`fvllflwihg the new-ms of IE Nun- mlJ-rr 1544 When. in clearWuather. a. lbrce
`nff’lfl [.ancnsrcts n'F rhn: l-Uilils Has 9 anal [i 1 F" Eqns attached thn: {icrlnan
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