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Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin

January 06, 2023

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (14 November 1919 – 11 January 1992) was a German World War II night fighter pilot who served in the Luftwaffe. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] He is credited with shooting down 37 enemy aircraft claimed during 150 combat missions.

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin
Born(1919-11-14)14 November 1919
Potsdam
Died11 January 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 72)
Hamburg-Eimsbüttel
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1937–45
RankOberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel)
UnitNJG 1
Commands heldII./NJG 1
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsBogislaw von Bonin
Hubertus von Bonin

Early life and career

Von Bonin was born on 14 November 1919 in Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg of the Weimar Republic. He was the son of Bogislaw von Bonin and his wife Mathilde, a daughter of Adolf von Bülow. His older brother, Bogislaw served in the Army and later in the Amt Blank, a predecessor of the Federal Ministry of Defence. Two of his brothers also served in the Luftwaffe, Jürgen-Oskar was killed in action on 8 February 1942 while serving as an observer in a Tansportgeschwader (air transport wing). Another brother, Hubertus, became a fighter pilot and wing commander with 77 aerial victories and was also killed in the war.[2] Von Bonin entered military service with the Luftwaffe in 1937 and was trained as a night fighter pilot.[3]

Night fighter career

 
A map of part of the Kammhuber Line. The 'belt' and night fighter 'boxes' are shown.

Following the 1939 aerial Battle of the Heligoland Bight, RAF attacks shifted to the cover of darkness, initiating the Defence of the Reich campaign.[4] By mid-1940, Generalmajor (Brigadier General) Josef Kammhuber had established a night air defense system dubbed the Kammhuber Line. It consisted of a series of control sectors equipped with radars and searchlights and an associated night fighter. Each sector named a Himmelbett (canopy bed) would direct the night fighter into visual range with target bombers. In 1941, the Luftwaffe started equipping night fighters with airborne radar such as the Lichtenstein radar. This airborne radar did not come into general use until early 1942.[5]

In October 1940, von Bonin was posted to 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing).[3] This squadron was part of II. Gruppe (2nd group) of NJG 1 commanded by Major Walter Ehle.[6]

"Wheels Down" incident

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) targeted the German aircraft industry on 17 August 1943 in the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission. Two Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers from the 4th Bombardment Wing had been forced to leave their formation on their way to Regensburg. The B-17 "Picklepuss" piloted by Captain Robert M. Knox from the 100th Bomb Group headed back to England when it came under attack by three Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighters south of Aachen. Von Bonin, accompanied by Oberleutnant Walter Barte and Leutnant Hans Witzke had taken off from Sint-Truiden—Saint-Trond in the French pronunciation—to intercept any stragglers to and from the target area. Von Bonin shot down the B-17 on his first attack but one of his engines was also hit be the left waist gunner. While seven of the ten crew members of the B-17 were killed in action, von Bonin landed safely on one engine at Saint-Trond.[7]

Following this engagement, controversy arose whether Knox had lowered his landing gear to signal surrender. Apparently, a B-17 had lowered its landing gears and had then shot down one of the escorting Luftwaffe fighters, becoming the "Wheels Down" incident.[8]

Group commander

On 18 November 1943, von Bonin was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of NJG 1. He succeeded Major Walter Ehle who was killed in action.[6] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 5 February 1944 after 31 aerial victories.[9] In October 1944, he became Gruppenkommandeur of I. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 102 (NJG 102—102nd Night Fighter Wing).[10]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to Obermaier, von Bonin was credited with 37 aerial victories claimed in roughly 150 combat missions. Two of his claims were over four-engined bombers during daytime operations, the other 35 were claimed during nocturnal missions.[2] Aders and Spick list him with 39 aerial victories claimed in approximately 150 combat missions.[11][12] Foreman, Parry and Mathews, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 37 nocturnal victory claims.[13] Mathews and Foreman also published Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, listing Von Bonin with 33 aerial victories, plus four further unconfirmed claims.[14]

Chronicle of aerial victories

  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Von Bonin an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This along with the ! (exclamation mark) indicates a daytime aerial victory.

Claim Date Time Type Location Serial No./Squadron No.
– 6. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –[15]
1 11 May 1941 02:20 Wellington Tönningen[16]
2 12 May 1941 02:20 Blenheim 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Sankt Peter-Ording[16]
3 15 July 1941 01:40 Wellington east of Zwolle[17] R1613/No. 214 Squadron RAF[18]
4 7 April 1942 02:38 Manchester[19] Manchester L7470/No. 61 Squadron RAF[20]
5 3 June 1942 02:41 Wellington 10 km (6.2 mi) north-northwest of Brussels[21] Wellington DV786/No. 156 Squadron RAF[22]
6 9 June 1942 02:38 Halifax 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Brussels[21]
7 26 June 1942 01:38 Blenheim 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Tirlemont[23] Blenheim Z6084/No. 13 Squadron RAF[24]
8 30 July 1942 03:17 Wellington 50 km (31 mi) east of Antwerp[25] Wellington Z1316/No. 142 Squadron RAF[26]
9 5 October 1942 22:38 Wellington northeast of Maastricht[27] Wellington BJ729/No. 419 Squadron RCAF[28]
10 12 March 1943 21:40 Halifax 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) north-northwest of Amerika[29]
13 26 May 1943 01:36 Wellington 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Maastricht[30] Wellington HF488/No. 199 Squadron RAF[31]
14 30 May 1943 00:43 Wellington[32]
15 12 June 1943 01:47 Halifax Oye-Plage, northeast of Liège[32]
16 22 June 1943 01:50 Stirling 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Eindhoven[33]
17 31 July 1943 00:57 Halifax Mariaweiler[34]
18![Note 1] 17 August 1943 11:45 B-17 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Aachen[36]
19![Note 1] 17 August 1943 15:07 B-17 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Aachen[36]
20 31 August 1943 00:45 Halifax[37]
21 7 September 1943 00:45 Halifax southwest of Munich[38]
22 7 September 1943 00:47 Halifax southwest of Munich[38]
23 3 November 1943 19:30 Lancaster southwest of Gangelt[39]
24 19 November 1943 19:30 Lancaster northeast of Ronse[40]
25♠ 26 November 1943 02:20 Halifax north of Prüm[40]
26♠ 26 November 1943 02:42 Halifax southeast of Darmstadt[40]
27♠ 26 November 1943 02:45 Lancaster 12 km (7.5 mi) Brandau, south of Darmstadt[40] Lancaster JB221/No. 97 Squadron RAF[41]
28♠[Note 1] 26 November 1943 19:24 Lancaster south-southwest of Liège[42] Lancaster DV285/No. 101 Squadron RAF[43]
29♠[Note 1] 26 November 1943 19:30 Halifax Hermeskeil[42]
30 20 December 1943 19:26 Halifax Mayen[44]
31 20 December 1943 19:45 Halifax Dachsenhausen[44]
32 20 February 1944 05:40 Lancaster 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Dessau[45]
33 24 February 1944 21:36 four-engined bomber Brieg[46]
34 24 February 1944 21:48 four-engined bomber Marling[46]
35 15 March 1944 22:10 four-engined bomber southeast of Saint-Dizier[47]
36 15 March 1944 22:41 four-engined bomber northeast of Lure[48]
37 22 June 1944 01:14 Lancaster 18 km (11 mi) east-southeast of Turnhout[49] Lancaster ME782/No. 630 Squadron RAF

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d According to Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, this claim was unconfirmed while Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945 confirm this claim.[15][35]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Spick 1996, pp. 3, 4.
  2. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 91.
  3. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 120.
  4. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 9.
  5. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 27.
  6. ^ a b Aders 1978, p. 227.
  7. ^ Middlebrook 2019, pp. 341–342.
  8. ^ Middlebrook 2019, p. 342.
  9. ^ Bowman 2015, p. 117.
  10. ^ Aders 1978, p. 231.
  11. ^ Aders 1978, p. 233.
  12. ^ Spick 1996, p. 245.
  13. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, pp. 20–190.
  14. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 120–121.
  15. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 121.
  16. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 20.
  17. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 25.
  18. ^ Bowman 2015, p. 118.
  19. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 37.
  20. ^ Chorley 1998, p. 61.
  21. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 44.
  22. ^ Wellington DV786.
  23. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 47.
  24. ^ Chorley 1998, p. 133.
  25. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 52.
  26. ^ Chorley 1998, p. 168.
  27. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 60.
  28. ^ Wellington BJ729.
  29. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 71.
  30. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 82.
  31. ^ Wellington HF488.
  32. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 84.
  33. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 88.
  34. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 99.
  35. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, pp. 102, 130.
  36. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 102.
  37. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 109.
  38. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 112.
  39. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 125.
  40. ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 129.
  41. ^ Lancaster JB221.
  42. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 130.
  43. ^ Lancaster DV285.
  44. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 133.
  45. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 150.
  46. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 151.
  47. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 154.
  48. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 155.
  49. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 190.
  50. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 55.
  51. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 51.
  52. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.
  53. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 233.

Bibliography

  • Aders, Gebhard (1978). History of the German Night Fighter Force, 1917–1945. London: Janes. ISBN 978-0-354-01247-8.
  • Bowman, Martin (2015). The Wellington Bomber. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Aviation. ISBN 978-1-78383-176-0.
  • Chorley, W. R (1998). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses: 1942. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 978-0-9045-9789-9.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Foreman, John; Mathews, Johannes; Parry, Simon (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2014). Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims – Volume 1 A–F. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-18-9.
  • Middlebrook, Martin (2019) [1983]. The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission: The American Raids on 17 August 1943. Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84884-760-6.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
  • Accident description for Lancaster DV285 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 April 2022.
  • Accident description for Lancaster JB221 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 April 2022.
  • Accident description for Wellington BJ729 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 April 2022.
  • Accident description for Wellington DV786 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 April 2022.
  • Accident description for Wellington HF488 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 April 2022.

External links

  • "Ernie Warsaw Navigator of the "Picklepuss" B-17. 100th Bomb Group" on YouTube

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Eckart Wilhelm von Bonin 14 November 1919 11 January 1992 was a German World War II night fighter pilot who served in the Luftwaffe A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat 1 He is credited with shooting down 37 enemy aircraft claimed during 150 combat missions Eckart Wilhelm von BoninBorn 1919 11 14 14 November 1919PotsdamDied11 January 1992 1992 01 11 aged 72 Hamburg EimsbuttelAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1937 45RankOberstleutnant lieutenant colonel UnitNJG 1Commands heldII NJG 1Battles warsWorld War II Schweinfurt Regensburg missionAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron CrossRelationsBogislaw von BoninHubertus von Bonin Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Night fighter career 2 1 Wheels Down incident 2 2 Group commander 3 Summary of career 3 1 Aerial victory claims 3 2 Awards 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksEarly life and career EditVon Bonin was born on 14 November 1919 in Potsdam in the Province of Brandenburg of the Weimar Republic He was the son of Bogislaw von Bonin and his wife Mathilde a daughter of Adolf von Bulow His older brother Bogislaw served in the Army and later in the Amt Blank a predecessor of the Federal Ministry of Defence Two of his brothers also served in the Luftwaffe Jurgen Oskar was killed in action on 8 February 1942 while serving as an observer in a Tansportgeschwader air transport wing Another brother Hubertus became a fighter pilot and wing commander with 77 aerial victories and was also killed in the war 2 Von Bonin entered military service with the Luftwaffe in 1937 and was trained as a night fighter pilot 3 Night fighter career Edit A map of part of the Kammhuber Line The belt and night fighter boxes are shown Following the 1939 aerial Battle of the Heligoland Bight RAF attacks shifted to the cover of darkness initiating the Defence of the Reich campaign 4 By mid 1940 Generalmajor Brigadier General Josef Kammhuber had established a night air defense system dubbed the Kammhuber Line It consisted of a series of control sectors equipped with radars and searchlights and an associated night fighter Each sector named a Himmelbett canopy bed would direct the night fighter into visual range with target bombers In 1941 the Luftwaffe started equipping night fighters with airborne radar such as the Lichtenstein radar This airborne radar did not come into general use until early 1942 5 In October 1940 von Bonin was posted to 6 Staffel 6th squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 NJG 1 1st Night Fighter Wing 3 This squadron was part of II Gruppe 2nd group of NJG 1 commanded by Major Walter Ehle 6 Wheels Down incident Edit The United States Army Air Forces USAAF targeted the German aircraft industry on 17 August 1943 in the Schweinfurt Regensburg mission Two Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress bombers from the 4th Bombardment Wing had been forced to leave their formation on their way to Regensburg The B 17 Picklepuss piloted by Captain Robert M Knox from the 100th Bomb Group headed back to England when it came under attack by three Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighters south of Aachen Von Bonin accompanied by Oberleutnant Walter Barte and Leutnant Hans Witzke had taken off from Sint Truiden Saint Trond in the French pronunciation to intercept any stragglers to and from the target area Von Bonin shot down the B 17 on his first attack but one of his engines was also hit be the left waist gunner While seven of the ten crew members of the B 17 were killed in action von Bonin landed safely on one engine at Saint Trond 7 Following this engagement controversy arose whether Knox had lowered his landing gear to signal surrender Apparently a B 17 had lowered its landing gears and had then shot down one of the escorting Luftwaffe fighters becoming the Wheels Down incident 8 Group commander Edit On 18 November 1943 von Bonin was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of II Gruppe of NJG 1 He succeeded Major Walter Ehle who was killed in action 6 He was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 5 February 1944 after 31 aerial victories 9 In October 1944 he became Gruppenkommandeur of I Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 102 NJG 102 102nd Night Fighter Wing 10 Summary of career EditAerial victory claims Edit According to Obermaier von Bonin was credited with 37 aerial victories claimed in roughly 150 combat missions Two of his claims were over four engined bombers during daytime operations the other 35 were claimed during nocturnal missions 2 Aders and Spick list him with 39 aerial victories claimed in approximately 150 combat missions 11 12 Foreman Parry and Mathews authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 1945 researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 37 nocturnal victory claims 13 Mathews and Foreman also published Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims listing Von Bonin with 33 aerial victories plus four further unconfirmed claims 14 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the Ace of spades indicates those aerial victories which made Von Bonin an ace in a day a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day This along with the exclamation mark indicates a daytime aerial victory Claim Date Time Type Location Serial No Squadron No 6 Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 15 1 11 May 1941 02 20 Wellington Tonningen 16 2 12 May 1941 02 20 Blenheim 3 km 1 9 mi west of Sankt Peter Ording 16 3 15 July 1941 01 40 Wellington east of Zwolle 17 R1613 No 214 Squadron RAF 18 4 7 April 1942 02 38 Manchester 19 Manchester L7470 No 61 Squadron RAF 20 5 3 June 1942 02 41 Wellington 10 km 6 2 mi north northwest of Brussels 21 Wellington DV786 No 156 Squadron RAF 22 6 9 June 1942 02 38 Halifax 4 km 2 5 mi northeast of Brussels 21 7 26 June 1942 01 38 Blenheim 16 km 9 9 mi north of Tirlemont 23 Blenheim Z6084 No 13 Squadron RAF 24 8 30 July 1942 03 17 Wellington 50 km 31 mi east of Antwerp 25 Wellington Z1316 No 142 Squadron RAF 26 9 5 October 1942 22 38 Wellington northeast of Maastricht 27 Wellington BJ729 No 419 Squadron RCAF 28 10 12 March 1943 21 40 Halifax 4 5 km 2 5 3 1 mi north northwest of Amerika 29 13 26 May 1943 01 36 Wellington 8 km 5 0 mi north of Maastricht 30 Wellington HF488 No 199 Squadron RAF 31 14 30 May 1943 00 43 Wellington 32 15 12 June 1943 01 47 Halifax Oye Plage northeast of Liege 32 16 22 June 1943 01 50 Stirling 18 km 11 mi southeast of Eindhoven 33 17 31 July 1943 00 57 Halifax Mariaweiler 34 18 Note 1 17 August 1943 11 45 B 17 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Aachen 36 19 Note 1 17 August 1943 15 07 B 17 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Aachen 36 20 31 August 1943 00 45 Halifax 37 21 7 September 1943 00 45 Halifax southwest of Munich 38 22 7 September 1943 00 47 Halifax southwest of Munich 38 23 3 November 1943 19 30 Lancaster southwest of Gangelt 39 24 19 November 1943 19 30 Lancaster northeast of Ronse 40 25 26 November 1943 02 20 Halifax north of Prum 40 26 26 November 1943 02 42 Halifax southeast of Darmstadt 40 27 26 November 1943 02 45 Lancaster 12 km 7 5 mi Brandau south of Darmstadt 40 Lancaster JB221 No 97 Squadron RAF 41 28 Note 1 26 November 1943 19 24 Lancaster south southwest of Liege 42 Lancaster DV285 No 101 Squadron RAF 43 29 Note 1 26 November 1943 19 30 Halifax Hermeskeil 42 30 20 December 1943 19 26 Halifax Mayen 44 31 20 December 1943 19 45 Halifax Dachsenhausen 44 32 20 February 1944 05 40 Lancaster 12 km 7 5 mi north of Dessau 45 33 24 February 1944 21 36 four engined bomber Brieg 46 34 24 February 1944 21 48 four engined bomber Marling 46 35 15 March 1944 22 10 four engined bomber southeast of Saint Dizier 47 36 15 March 1944 22 41 four engined bomber northeast of Lure 48 37 22 June 1944 01 14 Lancaster 18 km 11 mi east southeast of Turnhout 49 Lancaster ME782 No 630 Squadron RAFAwards Edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd and 1st class Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 8 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan 50 German Cross in Gold on 1 August 1943 as Hauptmann in the 6 Nachtjagdgeschweder 1 51 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 February 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II Nachtjagdgeschweder 1 52 53 Notes Edit a b c d According to Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims this claim was unconfirmed while Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 1945 confirm this claim 15 35 References EditCitations Edit Spick 1996 pp 3 4 a b Obermaier 1989 p 91 a b Mathews amp Foreman 2014 p 120 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 9 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 27 a b Aders 1978 p 227 Middlebrook 2019 pp 341 342 Middlebrook 2019 p 342 Bowman 2015 p 117 Aders 1978 p 231 Aders 1978 p 233 Spick 1996 p 245 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 pp 20 190 Mathews amp Foreman 2014 p 120 121 a b Mathews amp Foreman 2014 p 121 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 20 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 25 Bowman 2015 p 118 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 37 Chorley 1998 p 61 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 44 Wellington DV786 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 47 Chorley 1998 p 133 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 52 Chorley 1998 p 168 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 60 Wellington BJ729 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 71 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 82 Wellington HF488 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 84 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 88 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 99 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 pp 102 130 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 102 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 109 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 112 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 125 a b c d Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 129 Lancaster JB221 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 130 Lancaster DV285 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 133 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 150 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 151 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 154 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 155 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 190 Patzwall 2008 p 55 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 51 Fellgiebel 2000 p 139 Scherzer 2007 p 233 Bibliography Edit Aders Gebhard 1978 History of the German Night Fighter Force 1917 1945 London Janes ISBN 978 0 354 01247 8 Bowman Martin 2015 The Wellington Bomber Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen and Sword Aviation ISBN 978 1 78383 176 0 Chorley W R 1998 Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Aircraft and crew losses 1942 Midland Counties Publications ISBN 978 0 9045 9789 9 Fellgiebel Walther Peer 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Foreman John Mathews Johannes Parry Simon 2004 Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 1945 Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 0 9538061 4 0 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2014 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 1 A F Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 18 9 Middlebrook Martin 2019 1983 The Schweinfurt Regensburg Mission The American Raids on 17 August 1943 Yorkshire Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 84884 760 6 Obermaier Ernst 1989 Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 1945 in German Mainz Germany Verlag Dieter Hoffmann ISBN 978 3 87341 065 7 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Patzwall Klaus D 2008 Der Ehrenpokal fur besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 08 3 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Spick Mike 1996 Luftwaffe Fighter Aces New York Ivy Books ISBN 978 0 8041 1696 1 Accident description for Lancaster DV285 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 14 April 2022 Accident description for Lancaster JB221 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 14 April 2022 Accident description for Wellington BJ729 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 14 April 2022 Accident description for Wellington DV786 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 14 April 2022 Accident description for Wellington HF488 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 14 April 2022 External links Edit Ernie Warsaw Navigator of the Picklepuss B 17 100th Bomb Group on YouTube Portals Aviation Biography Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eckart Wilhelm von Bonin amp oldid 1121235388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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