Alfred Schreiber (11 November 1923 – 26 November 1944) was a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is noted for claiming the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history.
Schreiber was born on 11 November 1923 in Neplachowitz. On 26 July 1944, Schreiber, a former Zerstörergeschwader 26 pilot, intercepted and attacked a Mosquito PR XVI, a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from No. 540 Squadron RAF, while flying Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1aW.Nr. 130 017. Upon returning to base, he claimed the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history.[1] The front hatch had come off the Mosquito, hitting its wing and tail. It managed to return to an Allied held airfield in Italy where it was lost in the crash landing.[2] Schreiber was credited with a further four aerial victories before being killed on 26 November 1944, making him the first jet ace in history.[3] Schreiber was killed in a crash landing at Lechfeld. His aircraft wheels caught the lip of a slit trench, causing his Me 262 to cartwheel.[4]
alfred, schreiber, november, 1923, november, 1944, fighter, pilot, luftwaffe, during, world, noted, claiming, first, aerial, victory, fighter, aviation, history, born, 1923, november, 1923neplachowitzdied26, november, 1944, 1944, aged, lechfeldallegiance, weim. Alfred Schreiber 11 November 1923 26 November 1944 was a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II He is noted for claiming the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history Alfred SchreiberBorn 1923 11 11 11 November 1923NeplachowitzDied26 November 1944 1944 11 26 aged 21 LechfeldAllegiance Weimar Republic 1932 Nazi Germany 1933 45 Service wbr branchReichsheer LuftwaffeRankLeutnantBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 Claims 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 General referencesBiography editSchreiber was born on 11 November 1923 in Neplachowitz On 26 July 1944 Schreiber a former Zerstorergeschwader 26 pilot intercepted and attacked a Mosquito PR XVI a photo reconnaissance aircraft from No 540 Squadron RAF while flying Messerschmitt Me 262 A 1a W Nr 130 017 Upon returning to base he claimed the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history 1 The front hatch had come off the Mosquito hitting its wing and tail It managed to return to an Allied held airfield in Italy where it was lost in the crash landing 2 Schreiber was credited with a further four aerial victories before being killed on 26 November 1944 making him the first jet ace in history 3 Schreiber was killed in a crash landing at Lechfeld His aircraft wheels caught the lip of a slit trench causing his Me 262 to cartwheel 4 Claims editSchreiber submitted the following claims 5 Number Date Type1 26 July 1944 No 540 Squadron Royal Air Force Mosquito PR XVI2 2 August 1944 Supermarine Spitfire3 26 August 1944 Supermarine Spitfire4 5 September 1944 Spitfire PR XI of the USAAF 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group5 28 October 1944 P 38 Lightning F 5E 3 LO of 7th PRG 22nd PRS piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Eugene Selzer Williams POW References editNotes edit Radinger amp Schick 1993 p 51 Morgan amp Weal 1998 p 16 17 For a list of Luftwaffe jet aces see List of German World War II jet aces Morgan amp Weal 1998 p 92 Morgan amp Weal 1998 p 16 18 26 General references edit Morgan Hugh Weal John 1998 German Jet Aces of World War 2 London Orsprey Publishing Limited ISBN 1 85532 634 5 Radinger Willy Schick Walther 1993 Messerschmitt Me 262 Development Testing Production Schiffer Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 88740 516 9 Portals nbsp Aviation nbsp Biography This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the German Air Force is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Schreiber amp oldid 1206873923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
