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Wilhelm Herget

April 09, 2024

Wilhelm Herget (30 June 1910 – 27 March 1974) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 73—15 daytime and 58 nighttime—enemy aircraft shot down in over 700 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western Front in Defense of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command.

Wilhelm Herget
Nickname(s)Der Kleine
Born(1910-06-30)30 June 1910
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died27 March 1974(1974-03-27) (aged 63)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1939–45
RankMajor
UnitZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44
Commands heldI./NJG 4
Battles/wars
See battles

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other workPublisher

Born in Stuttgart, Herget grew up in the grew up in the German Empire, Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. Following graduation from school and a vocational education in printing, he joined the military service in the Luftwaffe. Herget flew his first combat missions in the 1939 Invasion of Poland and in 1940, in the Battle of France and Britain. In May 1941, he participated in the Anglo-Iraqi War. In November 1941, Herget transferred to the night fighter force, initially serving with Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing). In September 1942, Herget became group commander of I. Gruppe (1st group) of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 (NJG 4—4th Night Fighter Wing), a position he held until December 1944. Following his 63rd aerial victory, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 11 April 1944. The Knight's Cross (German: Ritterkreuz), and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Herget flew his last combat missions with Jagdverband 44 (JV 44—44th Fighter Detachment), a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter unit, in 1945. After the war, he worked in publishing. Herget died on 27 March 1974 in Stuttgart.

Early life and career edit

Herget was born on 30 June 1910 in Stuttgart in the Kingdom of Württemberg of the German Empire, the son of a printer. After graduation from school, he learned the trade of printing and completed his Meister (master craftsman) training. Herget also served in the Sturmabteilung (SA) as Rottenführer (section leader). In parallel, he served in the military reserve force with an Aufklärungsgruppe (aerial reconnaissance group). In August 1939, Herget was posted to 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing) flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter.[1]

World War II edit

On Friday 1 September 1939, German forces invaded Poland starting World War II in Europe. Herget flew his first combat mission with ZG 76 during the invasion and was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve (second lieutenant of the reserves) on 25 October 1939. In May 1940, he fought in the Battle of France and later that year in the Battle of Britain.[1] Herget, due to his short built, had to fly a customized Bf 110 with wooden blocks attached to the rudder pedals in order to reach them. He claimed three Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down in May 1940 and a Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighter in June and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse). On 30 August 1940, Herget claimed a Hawker Hurricane and a Spitfire on the next day. On 1 September, he claimed three further Spitfires and another on 2 September.[2] In May 1941, Herget was transferred to Sonderkommando Junck, also referred to as Fliegerführer Irak , a Luftwaffe task force under the command of Oberst (Colonel) Werner Junck which participated in the Anglo-Iraqi War.[1]

Night fighter career edit

Herget was promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve (first lieutenant of the reserves) on 1 November 1941 and transferred to the night fighter force.[3] There he was posted to 7. Staffel (7th squadron) of Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (NJG 3—3rd Night Fighter Wing). On 15 January 1942, 7./NJG 3 was redesignated and became the 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing). Herget was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) on 7 February 1942.[4] Herget claimed his first nocturnal victory on the night of 5/6 April 1942.[5]

On 1 May 1942, Herget was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 9. Staffel (9th squadron) of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 (NJG 4—4th Night Fighter Wing) and promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve (captain of the reserves) on 1 October 1942. In October 1942, he became Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe NJG 4 and served in this position until December 1944. Herget received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 20 June 1943 for 31 aerial victories and the destruction of five ground targets. The presentation was made by General der Flieger (lieutenant general) Josef Kammhuber.[4]

Herget was promoted to Major der Reserve (major of the reserves) on 1 October 1943. On the night of 20/21 December 1943, Herget was credited with the destruction of five Halifax and three Lancaster bombers within 45 minutes, making him an "ace-in-a-day".[6] Following his 63rd aerial victory, Herget was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 11 April 1944, the 451st soldier to receive this distinction. The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler at the Berghof, Hitler's residence in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps, on 5 May 1944.[4] Also present at the ceremony were Anton Hafner, Otto Kittel, Günther Schack, Emil Lang, Alfred Grislawski, Erich Rudorffer, Martin Möbus, Hans-Karl Stepp, Rudolf Schoenert, Günther Radusch, Otto Pollmann and Fritz Breithaupt, who all received the Oak Leaves on this date.[7]

On 15 June 1944 he was shot down by British ace Branse Burbridge. Herget and his crew bailed out and the Junkers Ju 88 G-1 (Werknummer—factory number 710833) crashed south-west of Nivelles.[8] The crash site was initially excavated in the summer of 2008.[9] According to Boiten and Obermaier, Herget claimed his last aerial victory as a night fighter, a de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber, on the night 14/15 June 1944.[5][10] This claim is not documented by Foreman, Mathews and Parry, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945.[11]

Messerschmitt Me 262 and Jagdverband 44 edit

 
Me 262 variants:
 • the A-1a/U4
 • the A-2a/U2
 • the C-1a

In January 1945, Herget underwent conversion training and learned to fly the then new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. He then served with Sonderkommission Kleinrath, a specialized task force named after Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) Kurt Kleinrath. This task force of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM—Ministry of Aviation) main objective was to optimize test-flying and delivery schedules of newly manufactured aircraft. In this function, Herget was involved in improving production of the Me 262 and was subsequently exposed to the slave labor system employed by the various Messerschmitt factories and subcontractors.[12] Herget pointed out that aircraft manufacturing based on slave labor was counterproductive. News of his analysis reached Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Reich) Hermann Göring who forbade him to visit another factory.[13]

On 5 April 1945, Herget began testing a prototype variant of the Me 262 at Lechfeld, the Messerschmitt test airfield. The Me 262A-1a/U4 which Herget tested was equipped with an adapted 50 mm (1.969 in) MK 214 long barreled cannon. It was believed that this weapon could bring down enemy bombers from outside their defensive firing range. The weapon system suffered from technical problems and was prone to jamming. On 16 April, Herget flew the Me 262A-1a/U4 in an unsuccessful combat mission against a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bomber formation. The weapon failed and no shot was fired. The Me 262 was then flown to Munich-Riem by Herget where it was placed under the control of Adolf Galland's Jagdverband 44 (JV 44—44th Fighter Detachment).[13]

Herget's last missions of World War II were flown with JV 44. On 27 April, Herget, accompanied by Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) Heinrich Bär and Unteroffizier Franz Köster, engaged USSAF fighters near the Munich-Riem airfield and claimed his only aerial victory flying the Me 262, a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and last of the war.[5][14] During the final days of the World War II in Europe, Galland who had been injured in combat on 26 April, attempted to surrender JV 44 to American forces from his hospital bed. On 1 May 1945, Galland instructed Herget to fly to Oberschleißheim, which had already fallen into US hands, and negotiate the terms of surrender. At dawn, Herget and Hauptmann Hugo Kessler, Galland's aide, flew to Oberschleißheim in a Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch". The Americans then drove the two Germans to the command post of the US 45th Infantry Division in the vicinity of Feldmoching. There they met with General Pearson Menoher, Chief-of-Staff of the XV Corps, General Jesse D. Auton, commander of the 65th Fighter Wing, and Colonel Dorr E. Newton, commander of XII Tactical Air Command. Herget handed over a letter from Galland which advocated the idea of surrendering a fully operational jet fighter unit to the Americans.[15]

Later life edit

Herget died on 27 March 1974 in Stuttgart. According to Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, he had committed suicide following a failed business undertaking.[16]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

Herget was credited with 73—15 daytime and 58 nighttime—aerial victories, claimed in over 700 combat missions. His 15 daytime claims includes one aerial victory flying the Me 262 jet fighter.[5] Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 2417". The Luftwaffe grid map covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories that made Herget an "ace-in-a-day", a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
Claim
(total) 		Claim
(nocturnal) 		Date Time Type Location Serial No./Squadron No.
– 6. Staffel of Zerstörergeschwader 76 –
1 25 May 1940 16:50 Spitfire[16]
2 29 May 1940 14:00 Spitfire[16] west of Dunkirk
3 18 June 1940 07:05 Hawk 75[16] southeast of Cherbourg
4 30 August 1940 12:30 Hurricane[16]
5 30 August 1940 12:45 Hurricane[16]
6 31 August 1940 09:50 Spitfire[16]
7 1 September 1940 14:45 Spitfire[16] Tunbridge
8 1 September 1940 14:50 Spitfire[16] Tunbridge
9 1 September 1940 15:00 Spitfire[16] Tunbridge
10 2 September 1940 17:30 Spitfire[16] London
11 4 September 1940 14:20 Spitfire[16] Tunbridge
12 11 September 1940 17:00 Hurricane[16] 5–10 km (3.1–6.2 mi) east of the Isle of Wight
13 4 July 1941 05:05 Handley[16] PQ 2417
14 30 July 1941 17:00 Blenheim[16] off Texel No. 139 Squadron RAF[17]
– 4. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –
15 1 6 April 1942 02:10 Hereford[18] 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Roly-Neuville Hampden AT156/No. 49 Squadron RAF[19]
– Stab II. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 –
16 2 6/7 May 1942 Halifax[20] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Saint-Hubert
– 9. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 –
17 3 20 May 1942 01:09 Halifax[20] northwest of Saint-Hubert Halifax W7660/No. 76 Squadron RAF[21]
18 4 17 June 1942 02:14 Stirling[22] west of Limont-Fontaine Stirling R9324/No. 7 Squadron RAF[23]
19 5 25 August 1942 02:15 Wellington[24] 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Marly
20 6 28 August 1942 23:04 Halifax[24] Dinant Halifax BB204/No. 103 Squadron RAF[25]
21 7 28 August 1942 23:22 Hampden[24] northwest of Philippeville
22 8 2 September 1942 03:30 Halifax[26] 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Diksmuide Halifax W1244/No. 76 Squadron RAF[27]
23 9 20 September 1942 01:15 Wellington[28] 20 km (12 mi) north of Reims
24 10 20 September 1942 03:28 Lancaster[28] west of Berlaimont Lancaster R5554/No. 44 Squadron RAF[29]
– Stab I. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 –
25 11 22 November 1942 20:46 Wellington[30] north of Laon Wellington BK206/No. 115 Squadron RAF[31]
26 12 21 December 1942 23:30 Lancaster[32] 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Steenbuyne Lancaster W4234/No. 57 Squadron RAF[33]
27 13 11 April 1943 03:23 Wellington[34] Nivelles Wellington HE652/No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron RCAF[35]
28 14 11 April 1943 03:55 Wellington[34] 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Le Havre Wellington BK459/No. 166 Squadron RAF[36]
29 15 17 April 1943 04:06 Halifax[37] Rance Halifax HR663/No. 102 Squadron RAF[38]
30 16 17 April 1943 04:23 Lancaster[37] Villers-Deux-Églises Lancaster ED800/No. 50 Squadron RAF[39]
– 3. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –
31 17 15 June 1943 01:55 Lancaster[40] 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Oijen Lancaster LM329/No. 9 Squadron RAF[41]
32 18 22 June 1943 01:27 Lancaster[42] 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Asten Lancaster EE198/No. 619 Squadron RAF[43]
33 19 22 June 1943 01:38 Wellington[44] 20 km (12 mi) west-southwest of Venlo Wellington HE924/No. 166 Squadron RAF[45]
34 20 22 June 1943 02:15 Lancaster[44] Leitler-Heide Lancaster W4939/No. 460 Squadron RAAF[46]
35 21 23 June 1943 02:01 Halifax[44] 1 km (0.62 mi) northwest of Vechel Halifax JB855/No. 78 Squadron RAF[47]
36 22 29 June 1943 01:30 Lancaster[48] 1.5 km (0.93 mi) southwest of Roermond Lancaster ED363/No. 467 Squadron RAAF[49]
– Stab I. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 –
37 23 4 July 1943 02:23 Wellington[50] Solre-sur-Sambre Wellington HZ478/No. 196 Squadron RAF[51]
38 24 14 July 1943 02:35 Wellington[50] northwest of Givet
39 25 14 July 1943 02:40 Halifax[50] northeast of Givet
40 26 24 August 1943 01:23 Lancaster[52] 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of Thomsdorf
41 27 28 August 1943 01:50 Halifax[53] Nuremberg
42 28 1 September 1943 00:56 Halifax[54] southwest of Trebbin
43 29 1 September 1943 01:11 Lancaster[54] northeast of Trebbin
44 30 4 October 1943 20:49 Halifax[55] Givet
45 31 4 October 1943 21:30 Halifax[55] west-northwest of Neufchâteau
46 32 4 October 1943 22:08 B-17[55] Friedberg B-17 42-3091/95th Bombardment Group[56]
47 33 26 November 1943 03:35 Halifax[57] 4 km (2.5 mi) east of St. Vith Halifax LW326/No. 35 Squadron RAF[58][59]
48 34 26 November 1943 19:40 Lancaster[57] east-southeast of Trier
49 35 26 November 1943 20:06 Lancaster[57] northeast of Frankfurt am Main Lancaster JB458/No. 103 Squadron RAF[60]
50 36 26 November 1943 20:08 Lancaster[57] northeast of Frankfurt am Main Lancaster DV289/No. 101 Squadron RAF[61]
51 37 2 December 1943 20:29 Stirling[62] Berlin
52 38 2 December 1943 20:55 Stirling[62] Berlin
53 39♠ 20 December 1943 19:27 Halifax[63] Münstermaifeld
54 40♠ 20 December 1943 19:35 Halifax[63] Wiesenheim
55 41♠ 20 December 1943 19:37 Halifax[63] Flörsheim am Main
56 42♠ 20 December 1943 19:43 four-engined bomber[63] 12 km (7.5 mi) west-southwest of Frankfurt am Main
57 43♠ 20 December 1943 19:47 Lancaster[63] northeast of Hanau
58 44♠ 20 December 1943 19:57 Halifax[64] Hanau
59 45♠ 20 December 1943 20:00 Lancaster[64] Rossdorf
60 46♠ 20 December 1943 20:15 Lancaster[64] west of Schwalbach am Taunus Lancaster DS817/No. 514 Squadron RAF[65]
61 47 2 January 1944 05:46 Lancaster[66] Grandrieux Lancaster DV308/No. 207 Squadron RAF[67]
62 48 27 January 1944 23:10 Lancaster[68] Sautour Lancaster JB724/No. 83 Squadron RAF[69]
63 49 26 March 1944 22:55 four-engined bomber[70] Dinant
64 50 26 March 1944 23:00 four-engined bomber[70] north of Philippeville
65 51 22 April 1944 23:50 four-engined bomber[71] Soissons
66 52 23 April 1944 00:57 Lancaster[71] 9 km (5.6 mi) south-southeast of Namur
67 53 28 April 1944 02:50 Lancaster[72] northwest of Dunkirk
68 54 28 May 1944 03:17 unknown[73] Ostend-Bruges Lancaster ND925/No. 103 Squadron RAF[74]
69 55 8 June 1944 03:05 Lancaster[75] northwest of Fécamp
70 56 8 June 1944 03:14 Stirling[75] northwest of Fécamp
71 57 13 June 1944 01:36 Lancaster[76] Saint-Sauflieu/Amiens
72 58 13 June 1944 01:45 Lancaster[76] Saint-Just
– Jagdverband 44 –
73 27 April 1945
—
 P-47[14] near Munich-Riem

Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves.[79]
  2. ^ According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves.[79]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c Stockert 2007, p. 109.
  2. ^ Bowman 2016, p. 70.
  3. ^ Stockert 2007, pp. 109–110.
  4. ^ a b c Stockert 2007, p. 110.
  5. ^ a b c d Obermaier 1989, p. 64.
  6. ^ Bowman 2014, p. 79.
  7. ^ Stockert 2007, pp. 107, 109, 134.
  8. ^ Bowman 2005, p. 181.
  9. ^ "PONT-A-CELLES: Des restes d'un avion allemand abattu !". Charleroi (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  10. ^ Boiten 1997, p. 94.
  11. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 188.
  12. ^ Forsyth 2008, p. 61.
  13. ^ a b Forsyth 2008, p. 62.
  14. ^ a b Forsyth 2008, p. 93.
  15. ^ Forsyth 2008, pp. 111–112.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 515.
  17. ^ Bowman 2006.
  18. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 37.
  19. ^ Hampden AT156.
  20. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 40.
  21. ^ Halifax W7660.
  22. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 46.
  23. ^ Stirling R9324.
  24. ^ a b c Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 56.
  25. ^ Halifax BB204.
  26. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 57.
  27. ^ Halifax W1244.
  28. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 59.
  29. ^ Lancaster R5554.
  30. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 62.
  31. ^ Wellington BK206.
  32. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 63.
  33. ^ Lancaster W4234.
  34. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 74.
  35. ^ Wellington HE652.
  36. ^ Wellington BK459.
  37. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 75.
  38. ^ Halifax HR663.
  39. ^ Lancaster ED800.
  40. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 86.
  41. ^ Lancaster LM329.
  42. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 87.
  43. ^ Lancaster EE198.
  44. ^ a b c Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 88.
  45. ^ Wellington HE924.
  46. ^ Lancaster W4939.
  47. ^ Halifax JB855.
  48. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 91.
  49. ^ Lancaster ED363.
  50. ^ a b c Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 92.
  51. ^ Chorley 1996.
  52. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 106.
  53. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 107.
  54. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 110.
  55. ^ a b c Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 119.
  56. ^ Boeing B-17 42-3091.
  57. ^ a b c d Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 130.
  58. ^ Bowman 2016, p. 227.
  59. ^ Halifax LW326.
  60. ^ Lancaster JB458.
  61. ^ Lancaster DV289.
  62. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 131.
  63. ^ a b c d e Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 133.
  64. ^ a b c Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 134.
  65. ^ Lancaster DS817.
  66. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 137.
  67. ^ Bowman 2015, p. 23.
  68. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 144.
  69. ^ Lancaster JB724.
  70. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 160.
  71. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 168.
  72. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 172.
  73. ^ Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 180.
  74. ^ Lancaster ND925.
  75. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 185.
  76. ^ a b Foreman, Mathews & Parry 2004, p. 187.
  77. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 179.
  78. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 223.
  79. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 384.
  80. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 81.

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  • Accident description for Wellington BK206 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 29 November 2022.
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wilhelm, herget, june, 1910, march, 1974, german, luftwaffe, military, aviator, during, world, night, fighter, credited, with, daytime, nighttime, enemy, aircraft, shot, down, over, combat, missions, majority, victories, were, claimed, over, western, front, de. Wilhelm Herget 30 June 1910 27 March 1974 was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II a night fighter ace credited with 73 15 daytime and 58 nighttime enemy aircraft shot down in over 700 combat missions The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western Front in Defense of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force s Bomber Command Wilhelm HergetNickname s Der KleineBorn 1910 06 30 30 June 1910Stuttgart Kingdom of Wurttemberg German EmpireDied27 March 1974 1974 03 27 aged 63 Stuttgart West GermanyAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1939 45RankMajorUnitZG 76 NJG 3 NJG 1 NJG 4 JV 44Commands heldI NJG 4Battles warsSee battlesWorld War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Anglo Iraqi War Defense of the ReichAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesOther workPublisherBorn in Stuttgart Herget grew up in the grew up in the German Empire Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany Following graduation from school and a vocational education in printing he joined the military service in the Luftwaffe Herget flew his first combat missions in the 1939 Invasion of Poland and in 1940 in the Battle of France and Britain In May 1941 he participated in the Anglo Iraqi War In November 1941 Herget transferred to the night fighter force initially serving with Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 NJG 1 1st Night Fighter Wing In September 1942 Herget became group commander of I Gruppe 1st group of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 NJG 4 4th Night Fighter Wing a position he held until December 1944 Following his 63rd aerial victory he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 11 April 1944 The Knight s Cross German Ritterkreuz and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II Herget flew his last combat missions with Jagdverband 44 JV 44 44th Fighter Detachment a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter unit in 1945 After the war he worked in publishing Herget died on 27 March 1974 in Stuttgart Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 2 1 Night fighter career 2 2 Messerschmitt Me 262 and Jagdverband 44 3 Later life 4 Summary of career 4 1 Aerial victory claims 4 2 Awards 5 Notes 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 BibliographyEarly life and career editHerget was born on 30 June 1910 in Stuttgart in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg of the German Empire the son of a printer After graduation from school he learned the trade of printing and completed his Meister master craftsman training Herget also served in the Sturmabteilung SA as Rottenfuhrer section leader In parallel he served in the military reserve force with an Aufklarungsgruppe aerial reconnaissance group In August 1939 Herget was posted to 6 Staffel 6th squadron of Zerstorergeschwader 76 ZG 76 76th Destroyer Wing flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter 1 World War II editOn Friday 1 September 1939 German forces invaded Poland starting World War II in Europe Herget flew his first combat mission with ZG 76 during the invasion and was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve second lieutenant of the reserves on 25 October 1939 In May 1940 he fought in the Battle of France and later that year in the Battle of Britain 1 Herget due to his short built had to fly a customized Bf 110 with wooden blocks attached to the rudder pedals in order to reach them He claimed three Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down in May 1940 and a Curtiss P 36 Hawk fighter in June and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse On 30 August 1940 Herget claimed a Hawker Hurricane and a Spitfire on the next day On 1 September he claimed three further Spitfires and another on 2 September 2 In May 1941 Herget was transferred to Sonderkommando Junck also referred to as Fliegerfuhrer Irak a Luftwaffe task force under the command of Oberst Colonel Werner Junck which participated in the Anglo Iraqi War 1 Night fighter career edit Herget was promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve first lieutenant of the reserves on 1 November 1941 and transferred to the night fighter force 3 There he was posted to 7 Staffel 7th squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 NJG 3 3rd Night Fighter Wing On 15 January 1942 7 NJG 3 was redesignated and became the 4 Staffel 4th squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 NJG 1 1st Night Fighter Wing Herget was awarded the German Cross in Gold Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 7 February 1942 4 Herget claimed his first nocturnal victory on the night of 5 6 April 1942 5 On 1 May 1942 Herget was appointed Staffelkapitan squadron leader of 9 Staffel 9th squadron of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 NJG 4 4th Night Fighter Wing and promoted to Hauptmann der Reserve captain of the reserves on 1 October 1942 In October 1942 he became Gruppenkommandeur group commander of I Gruppe NJG 4 and served in this position until December 1944 Herget received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 20 June 1943 for 31 aerial victories and the destruction of five ground targets The presentation was made by General der Flieger lieutenant general Josef Kammhuber 4 Herget was promoted to Major der Reserve major of the reserves on 1 October 1943 On the night of 20 21 December 1943 Herget was credited with the destruction of five Halifax and three Lancaster bombers within 45 minutes making him an ace in a day 6 Following his 63rd aerial victory Herget was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub on 11 April 1944 the 451st soldier to receive this distinction The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler at the Berghof Hitler s residence in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps on 5 May 1944 4 Also present at the ceremony were Anton Hafner Otto Kittel Gunther Schack Emil Lang Alfred Grislawski Erich Rudorffer Martin Mobus Hans Karl Stepp Rudolf Schoenert Gunther Radusch Otto Pollmann and Fritz Breithaupt who all received the Oak Leaves on this date 7 On 15 June 1944 he was shot down by British ace Branse Burbridge Herget and his crew bailed out and the Junkers Ju 88 G 1 Werknummer factory number 710833 crashed south west of Nivelles 8 The crash site was initially excavated in the summer of 2008 9 According to Boiten and Obermaier Herget claimed his last aerial victory as a night fighter a de Havilland Mosquito fighter bomber on the night 14 15 June 1944 5 10 This claim is not documented by Foreman Mathews and Parry authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 1945 11 Messerschmitt Me 262 and Jagdverband 44 edit nbsp Me 262 variants the A 1a U4 the A 2a U2 the C 1aIn January 1945 Herget underwent conversion training and learned to fly the then new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter He then served with Sonderkommission Kleinrath a specialized task force named after Generalleutnant Lieutenant General Kurt Kleinrath This task force of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium RLM Ministry of Aviation main objective was to optimize test flying and delivery schedules of newly manufactured aircraft In this function Herget was involved in improving production of the Me 262 and was subsequently exposed to the slave labor system employed by the various Messerschmitt factories and subcontractors 12 Herget pointed out that aircraft manufacturing based on slave labor was counterproductive News of his analysis reached Reichsmarschall Marshal of the Reich Hermann Goring who forbade him to visit another factory 13 On 5 April 1945 Herget began testing a prototype variant of the Me 262 at Lechfeld the Messerschmitt test airfield The Me 262A 1a U4 which Herget tested was equipped with an adapted 50 mm 1 969 in MK 214 long barreled cannon It was believed that this weapon could bring down enemy bombers from outside their defensive firing range The weapon system suffered from technical problems and was prone to jamming On 16 April Herget flew the Me 262A 1a U4 in an unsuccessful combat mission against a United States Army Air Forces USAAF bomber formation The weapon failed and no shot was fired The Me 262 was then flown to Munich Riem by Herget where it was placed under the control of Adolf Galland s Jagdverband 44 JV 44 44th Fighter Detachment 13 Herget s last missions of World War II were flown with JV 44 On 27 April Herget accompanied by Oberstleutnant Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich Bar and Unteroffizier Franz Koster engaged USSAF fighters near the Munich Riem airfield and claimed his only aerial victory flying the Me 262 a Republic P 47 Thunderbolt and last of the war 5 14 During the final days of the World War II in Europe Galland who had been injured in combat on 26 April attempted to surrender JV 44 to American forces from his hospital bed On 1 May 1945 Galland instructed Herget to fly to Oberschleissheim which had already fallen into US hands and negotiate the terms of surrender At dawn Herget and Hauptmann Hugo Kessler Galland s aide flew to Oberschleissheim in a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch The Americans then drove the two Germans to the command post of the US 45th Infantry Division in the vicinity of Feldmoching There they met with General Pearson Menoher Chief of Staff of the XV Corps General Jesse D Auton commander of the 65th Fighter Wing and Colonel Dorr E Newton commander of XII Tactical Air Command Herget handed over a letter from Galland which advocated the idea of surrendering a fully operational jet fighter unit to the Americans 15 Later life editHerget died on 27 March 1974 in Stuttgart According to Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims he had committed suicide following a failed business undertaking 16 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit Herget was credited with 73 15 daytime and 58 nighttime aerial victories claimed in over 700 combat missions His 15 daytime claims includes one aerial victory flying the Me 262 jet fighter 5 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 2417 The Luftwaffe grid map covered all of Europe western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude an area of about 360 square miles 930 km2 These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km 4 km 1 9 mi 2 5 mi in size Chronicle of aerial victories This and the Ace of spades indicates those aerial victories that made Herget an ace in a day a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day Claim total Claim nocturnal Date Time Type Location Serial No Squadron No 6 Staffel of Zerstorergeschwader 76 1 25 May 1940 16 50 Spitfire 16 2 29 May 1940 14 00 Spitfire 16 west of Dunkirk3 18 June 1940 07 05 Hawk 75 16 southeast of Cherbourg4 30 August 1940 12 30 Hurricane 16 5 30 August 1940 12 45 Hurricane 16 6 31 August 1940 09 50 Spitfire 16 7 1 September 1940 14 45 Spitfire 16 Tunbridge8 1 September 1940 14 50 Spitfire 16 Tunbridge9 1 September 1940 15 00 Spitfire 16 Tunbridge10 2 September 1940 17 30 Spitfire 16 London11 4 September 1940 14 20 Spitfire 16 Tunbridge12 11 September 1940 17 00 Hurricane 16 5 10 km 3 1 6 2 mi east of the Isle of Wight13 4 July 1941 05 05 Handley 16 PQ 241714 30 July 1941 17 00 Blenheim 16 off Texel No 139 Squadron RAF 17 4 Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 15 1 6 April 1942 02 10 Hereford 18 2 km 1 2 mi west of Roly Neuville Hampden AT156 No 49 Squadron RAF 19 Stab II Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 16 2 6 7 May 1942 Halifax 20 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Saint Hubert 9 Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 17 3 20 May 1942 01 09 Halifax 20 northwest of Saint Hubert Halifax W7660 No 76 Squadron RAF 21 18 4 17 June 1942 02 14 Stirling 22 west of Limont Fontaine Stirling R9324 No 7 Squadron RAF 23 19 5 25 August 1942 02 15 Wellington 24 2 km 1 2 mi southwest of Marly20 6 28 August 1942 23 04 Halifax 24 Dinant Halifax BB204 No 103 Squadron RAF 25 21 7 28 August 1942 23 22 Hampden 24 northwest of Philippeville22 8 2 September 1942 03 30 Halifax 26 5 km 3 1 mi south of Diksmuide Halifax W1244 No 76 Squadron RAF 27 23 9 20 September 1942 01 15 Wellington 28 20 km 12 mi north of Reims24 10 20 September 1942 03 28 Lancaster 28 west of Berlaimont Lancaster R5554 No 44 Squadron RAF 29 Stab I Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 25 11 22 November 1942 20 46 Wellington 30 north of Laon Wellington BK206 No 115 Squadron RAF 31 26 12 21 December 1942 23 30 Lancaster 32 1 km 0 62 mi west of Steenbuyne Lancaster W4234 No 57 Squadron RAF 33 27 13 11 April 1943 03 23 Wellington 34 Nivelles Wellington HE652 No 426 Thunderbird Squadron RCAF 35 28 14 11 April 1943 03 55 Wellington 34 1 km 0 62 mi south of Le Havre Wellington BK459 No 166 Squadron RAF 36 29 15 17 April 1943 04 06 Halifax 37 Rance Halifax HR663 No 102 Squadron RAF 38 30 16 17 April 1943 04 23 Lancaster 37 Villers Deux Eglises Lancaster ED800 No 50 Squadron RAF 39 3 Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 31 17 15 June 1943 01 55 Lancaster 40 1 km 0 62 mi north of Oijen Lancaster LM329 No 9 Squadron RAF 41 32 18 22 June 1943 01 27 Lancaster 42 2 km 1 2 mi south of Asten Lancaster EE198 No 619 Squadron RAF 43 33 19 22 June 1943 01 38 Wellington 44 20 km 12 mi west southwest of Venlo Wellington HE924 No 166 Squadron RAF 45 34 20 22 June 1943 02 15 Lancaster 44 Leitler Heide Lancaster W4939 No 460 Squadron RAAF 46 35 21 23 June 1943 02 01 Halifax 44 1 km 0 62 mi northwest of Vechel Halifax JB855 No 78 Squadron RAF 47 36 22 29 June 1943 01 30 Lancaster 48 1 5 km 0 93 mi southwest of Roermond Lancaster ED363 No 467 Squadron RAAF 49 Stab I Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 37 23 4 July 1943 02 23 Wellington 50 Solre sur Sambre Wellington HZ478 No 196 Squadron RAF 51 38 24 14 July 1943 02 35 Wellington 50 northwest of Givet39 25 14 July 1943 02 40 Halifax 50 northeast of Givet40 26 24 August 1943 01 23 Lancaster 52 1 km 0 62 mi southeast of Thomsdorf41 27 28 August 1943 01 50 Halifax 53 Nuremberg42 28 1 September 1943 00 56 Halifax 54 southwest of Trebbin43 29 1 September 1943 01 11 Lancaster 54 northeast of Trebbin44 30 4 October 1943 20 49 Halifax 55 Givet45 31 4 October 1943 21 30 Halifax 55 west northwest of Neufchateau46 32 4 October 1943 22 08 B 17 55 Friedberg B 17 42 3091 95th Bombardment Group 56 47 33 26 November 1943 03 35 Halifax 57 4 km 2 5 mi east of St Vith Halifax LW326 No 35 Squadron RAF 58 59 48 34 26 November 1943 19 40 Lancaster 57 east southeast of Trier49 35 26 November 1943 20 06 Lancaster 57 northeast of Frankfurt am Main Lancaster JB458 No 103 Squadron RAF 60 50 36 26 November 1943 20 08 Lancaster 57 northeast of Frankfurt am Main Lancaster DV289 No 101 Squadron RAF 61 51 37 2 December 1943 20 29 Stirling 62 Berlin52 38 2 December 1943 20 55 Stirling 62 Berlin53 39 20 December 1943 19 27 Halifax 63 Munstermaifeld54 40 20 December 1943 19 35 Halifax 63 Wiesenheim55 41 20 December 1943 19 37 Halifax 63 Florsheim am Main56 42 20 December 1943 19 43 four engined bomber 63 12 km 7 5 mi west southwest of Frankfurt am Main57 43 20 December 1943 19 47 Lancaster 63 northeast of Hanau58 44 20 December 1943 19 57 Halifax 64 Hanau59 45 20 December 1943 20 00 Lancaster 64 Rossdorf60 46 20 December 1943 20 15 Lancaster 64 west of Schwalbach am Taunus Lancaster DS817 No 514 Squadron RAF 65 61 47 2 January 1944 05 46 Lancaster 66 Grandrieux Lancaster DV308 No 207 Squadron RAF 67 62 48 27 January 1944 23 10 Lancaster 68 Sautour Lancaster JB724 No 83 Squadron RAF 69 63 49 26 March 1944 22 55 four engined bomber 70 Dinant64 50 26 March 1944 23 00 four engined bomber 70 north of Philippeville65 51 22 April 1944 23 50 four engined bomber 71 Soissons66 52 23 April 1944 00 57 Lancaster 71 9 km 5 6 mi south southeast of Namur67 53 28 April 1944 02 50 Lancaster 72 northwest of Dunkirk68 54 28 May 1944 03 17 unknown 73 Ostend Bruges Lancaster ND925 No 103 Squadron RAF 74 69 55 8 June 1944 03 05 Lancaster 75 northwest of Fecamp70 56 8 June 1944 03 14 Stirling 75 northwest of Fecamp71 57 13 June 1944 01 36 Lancaster 76 Saint Sauflieu Amiens72 58 13 June 1944 01 45 Lancaster 76 Saint Just Jagdverband 44 73 27 April 1945 P 47 14 near Munich RiemAwards edit Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for night fighter pilots in Gold with pennant German Cross in Gold on 7 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the III NJG 3 77 Iron Cross 1939 2nd and 1st class Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 20 June 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of I NJG 4 78 Note 1 451st Oak Leaves on 11 April 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I NJG 4 80 Note 2 Notes edit According to Scherzer as Hauptmann of the Reserves 79 According to Scherzer as Major of the Reserves 79 References editCitations edit a b c Stockert 2007 p 109 Bowman 2016 p 70 Stockert 2007 pp 109 110 a b c Stockert 2007 p 110 a b c d Obermaier 1989 p 64 Bowman 2014 p 79 Stockert 2007 pp 107 109 134 Bowman 2005 p 181 PONT A CELLES Des restes d un avion allemand abattu Charleroi in French Retrieved 28 January 2014 Boiten 1997 p 94 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 188 Forsyth 2008 p 61 a b Forsyth 2008 p 62 a b Forsyth 2008 p 93 Forsyth 2008 pp 111 112 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 515 Bowman 2006 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 37 Hampden AT156 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 40 Halifax W7660 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 46 Stirling R9324 a b c Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 56 Halifax BB204 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 57 Halifax W1244 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 59 Lancaster R5554 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 62 Wellington BK206 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 63 Lancaster W4234 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 74 Wellington HE652 Wellington BK459 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 75 Halifax HR663 Lancaster ED800 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 86 Lancaster LM329 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 87 Lancaster EE198 a b c Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 88 Wellington HE924 Lancaster W4939 Halifax JB855 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 91 Lancaster ED363 a b c Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 92 Chorley 1996 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 106 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 107 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 110 a b c Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 119 Boeing B 17 42 3091 a b c d Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 130 Bowman 2016 p 227 Halifax LW326 Lancaster JB458 Lancaster DV289 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 131 a b c d e Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 133 a b c Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 134 Lancaster DS817 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 137 Bowman 2015 p 23 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 144 Lancaster JB724 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 160 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 168 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 172 Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 180 Lancaster ND925 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 185 a b Foreman Mathews amp Parry 2004 p 187 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 179 Fellgiebel 2000 p 223 a b Scherzer 2007 p 384 Fellgiebel 2000 p 81 Bibliography edit Boiten Theo 1997 Nachtjagd the night fighter versus bomber war over the Third Reich 1939 45 London Crowood Press ISBN 978 1 86126 086 4 Bowman Martin 2005 1997 De Havilland Mosquito Ramsbury Marlborough Wiltshire UK The Crowood Press ISBN 978 1 86126 736 8 Bowman Martin 2006 The Reich Intruders RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 78340 965 5 Bowman Martin 2014 Last of the Lancasters Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 78383 174 6 Bowman Martin 2015 The Night Air War Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 4738 6426 9 Bowman Martin 2016 Nachtjagd Defenders of the Reich 1940 1943 Barnsley South Yorkshire Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 4738 4986 0 Chorley William R 1996 Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Aircraft and crew losses 1943 Midland Counties Publications ISBN 978 0 90459 790 5 Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 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 W 2004 Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939 1945 Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 0 9538061 4 0 Forsyth Robert 2008 Jagdverband 44 Squadron of Experten Aviation Elite Units Vol 27 Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84603 294 3 Hinchliffe Peter 1998 Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939 1945 Air War at Night 1939 1945 in German Stuttgart Germany Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 978 3 613 01861 7 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2015 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 2 G L Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 19 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 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 Stockert Peter 2007 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 5 The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 5 in German Bad Friedrichshall Germany Friedrichshaller Rundblick OCLC 76072662 Thomas Franz 1997 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 1 A K The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 1 A K in German Osnabruck Germany Biblio Verlag ISBN 978 3 7648 2299 6 Accident description for Boeing B 17 42 3091 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 30 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax BB204 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax HR663 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax JB855 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax LW326 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 30 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax W1244 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Halifax W7660 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Hampden AT156 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster DS817 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster DV289 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster ED363 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster ED800 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster EE198 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster JB458 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster JB724 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster LM329 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster ND925 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident description for Lancaster R5554 at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 29 November 2022 Accident 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