Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
Aerial victory claims

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

Section Title: Aerial victory claims
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Chronicle of aerial victories

This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Schnaufer an ace-in-a-day, a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.

Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Unit	Serial No./Squadron No.

– II. Gruppe/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –

1	2 June 1942	01:55	Halifax II	Grez-Doiceau, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Louvain, Belgium	No. 76 Squadron	W1064/MP-J*

2	1 August 1942	02:47	Wellington IC	1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of Loon op Zand, Netherlands	25 Operational Training Unit	DV439/-H*

3	1 August 1942	03:17	Wellington IC	Huldenberg, Belgium	27 Operational Training Unit	DV552/UJ-N+

4	1 August 1942	03:45	Whitley V	Gilly, Charleroi, Belgium	24 Operational Training Unit	BD347*

5	25 August 1942	02:54	Wellington III	Near Loonbeek, Belgium	No. 150 Squadron	BJ651/JN-M*

6	29 August 1942	01:16	Halifax II	Tombeek, 16 km (9.9 mi) southeast of Brussels, Belgium	No. 78 Squadron	W7809/EJ*

7	21 December 1942	23:53	Lancaster I	Poelkapelle, Belgium	No. 106 Squadron	R5914/ZN-+

8	14 May 1943	02:14	Stirling I	Heerlen, Netherlands	No. 214 Squadron	R9242/BU-O*

9	14 May 1943	03:07	Halifax II	Near Blanden, Belgium	No. 78 Squadron	JB873/EY-J+

10	30 May 1943	00:48	Stirling III	South of Baelen, Belgium	No. 218 Squadron	BF565/HA-H+

11	30 May 1943	01:43	Halifax II	Budingen, 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Sint-Truiden, Belgium	No. 35 Squadron	DT804/TL-C+

12	30 May 1943	02:22	Stirling III	Schaffen Air Base, 22 km (14 mi) north of Sint-Truiden, Belgium	No. 218 Squadron	BK688/HA-A+

13	22 June 1943	01:33	Stirling III	Langdorp, Belgium	No. 218 Squadron	BK712/HA-D+

14	25 June 1943	02:58	Wellington	Hamme-Mille, south of Louvain, Belgium

15	29 June 1943	01:25	Lancaster III	Solwaster, southeast of Verviers, Belgium	No. 97 Squadron	LM323/OF-U+

16	29 June 1943	01:45	Halifax V	Wandre, northeast of Liège, Belgium	No. 76 Squadron	DK137/NP-R+

17	29 June 1943	01:55	Halifax II	Near Vottem, north of Liège, Belgium	No. 35 Squadron	HR812/TL-F+

18	4 July 1943	00:48	Wellington X	Averbode, 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Diest, Belgium	No. 196 Squadron	HE980ZO-+

19	4 July 1943	01:01	Stirling III	Near Geetbets, 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Sint-Truiden, Belgium	No. 149 Squadron	BF530/OJ-B+

20	9 July 1943	02:33	Lancaster III	Near Grobbendonk, 23 km (14 mi) east-southeast of Antwerp, Belgium	No. 49 Squadron	ED663/EA-+

21	11 August 1943	00:32	Lancaster	Hähnlein, 25 km (16 mi) south-southwest of Darmstadt, Germany

– 12. Staffel/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –

22	28 August 1943	03:59	Halifax II	Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Namur, Belgium	No. 102 Squadron	JB835/DY-X+

23	31 August 1943	22:41	Halifax II	2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of Kuinre, Zuider Zee	No. 35 Squadron	HR878/TL-J+

24	31 August 1943	03:53	Wellington X	Near Lozen, north of Bree, Belgium	No. 166 Squadron	HE988/AS-U*

25	24 August 1943	00:09	Halifax II	Near Eschede, 20 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Celle, Germany	No. 77 Squadron	JD379/KN-M*

26	23 September 1943	23:00	Stirling III	5 km (3.1 mi) south of Kirchheimbolanden, Germany	No. 218 Squadron	EJ104/HA-G+

27	27 September 1943	23:31	Halifax	Near Stemmen, west of Stadthagen, Germany

28	3 October 1943	21:50	Halifax II	Near Lande, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Minden, Germany	No. 51 Squadron	HR728/LK-D?

29	9 October 1943	01:13	Halifax II	Near Schwaförden, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Sulingen, Germany	No. 158 Squadron	HR945/NP-Y*

30	9 October 1943	01:42	Four-engined bomber	Near Holtensen, southwest of Hanover, Germany

31	18 October 1943	20:25	Lancaster III	Near Negenborn, north-northwest of Hanover, Germany	No. 101 Squadron	DV230/SR-T*

32	20 October 1943	19:13	Lancaster III	Near Gieten, east of Assen, Netherlands	No. 7 Squadron	JB175/MG-A+

33	20 October 1943	19:25	Lancaster III	Near Harrenstätte, northwest of Werlte, Germany	No. 405 Squadron	JB348/LQ-R+

34	22 October 1943	21:40	Lancaster III	Near Dransfeld, Hanover, Germany	No. 57 Squadron	JB320/DX-X*

35	23 November 1943	18:50	Lancaster III	2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Ter Apel, near Emmen, Netherlands	No. 405 Squadron	JA939/LQ-C+

36	23 November 1943	19:00	Lancaster III	Lorup, north-northwest of Cloppenburg, Germany	No. 12 Squadron	JB537/PH-N?

37	16 December 1943	18:01	Lancaster III	Near Follega, Netherlands	No. 7 Squadron	JA853/MG-L+

38	16 December 1943	18:12	Lancaster I	Near Lemmer, Netherlands	No. 101 Squadron	DV300/SR-W+

39	16 December 1943	18:23	Lancaster III	Southwest of Wolvega, Netherlands	No. 49 Squadron	JB545/EA-O+

40	16 December 1943	18:41	Lancaster II	2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Wirdum, Netherlands	No. 432 Squadron	DS831/QO-N+

41	29 December 1943	18:50	Halifax II	5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Meppel, Netherlands	No. 10 Squadron	JD314/ZA-X+

42	29 December 1943	19:45	Lancaster II	Near Wietmarschen, west of Lingen, Germany	No. 408 Squadron	DS718/EQ-R+

43	27 January 1944	19:45	Lancaster III	Near Essen, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Quakenbrück, Germany	No. 12 Squadron	JB283/PH-W?

44	30 January 1944	22:15	Lancaster	In GK5, west of Amsterdam, Houtrakpolder, Netherlands	No. 97 Squadron	JB659/OF-J?

45	15 February 1944	22:58	Lancaster III	In the sea, DJ93	No. 103 Squadron	ND363/PM-A+

46	15 February 1944	23:19	Lancaster II	Near Hoorn, Netherlands	No. 115 Squadron	LL689/KO-P+

47	15 February 1944	23:33	Lancaster I	EL78 in the Wattenmeer, Netherlands	No. 622 Squadron	W4272/GJ-C+

48	22 March 1944	23:10	Lancaster III	Halle, near Lembeck, 18 km (11 mi) south of Brussels, Belgium	No. 9 Squadron	LM430/WS-B+

49	25 March 1944	00:12	Four-engined bomber	East of Dortmund, Germany

50	25 March 1944	00:21	Lancaster I	Neuwarendorf, east of Münster, Germany	No. 626 Squadron	HK539/UM-A2*

51	25 March 1944	00:41	Four-engined bomber	Near Varsseveld, Netherlands, northeast of Emmerich, Germany

– IV. Gruppe/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –

52	11 April 1944	23:15	Lancaster III	Near Beerse, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Turnhout, Belgium	No. 83 Squadron	ND389/OL-A+

53	11 April 1944	23:25	Lancaster I	2 km (1.2 mi) north of Sint-Lenaarts, Belgium	No. 49 Squadron	LL899/EA-P+

54	25 April 1944	02:03	Lancaster I	Near Alken, Belgium	No. 115 Squadron	HK542/KO-J*

55	25 April 1944	02:28	Lancaster II	3 km (1.9 mi) north of Mechelen, Belgium	No. 115 Squadron	DS734/KO-Y+

56	25 April 1944	02:30	Halifax III	1 km (0.62 mi) west of Haasdonk, Belgium	No. 192 Squadron	LW622/DT-R*

57	25 April 1944	02:40	Halifax	In the sea at LG 35

58	27 April 1944	02:05	Lancaster III	1 km (0.62 mi) south of Achtmaal, Netherlands	No. 156 Squadron	JB307/GT-H+

59	27 April 1944	02:18	Lancaster II	Over the sea, LG 38	No. 408 Squadron	DS719/LQ-U*

60	28 April 1944	01:30	Halifax V	8 km (5.0 mi) north of Aubel, Belgium, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Aachen, Germany	No. 434 Squadron	LL258/WL-W+

61	28 April 1944	01:40	Halifax III	Verviers, Belgium	No. 432 Squadron	MZ588/QO-W+

62	9 May 1944	03:34	Halifax III	Near Grand-Reng, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Charleroi, Belgium	No. 432 Squadron	LW594/QO-G+

63	13 May 1944	00:44	Halifax III	Londerzeel, 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Mechelen, Belgium	No. 426 Squadron	LK883/OW-E*

64	13 May 1944	00:46	Halifax III	5 km (3.1 mi) east-northeast of Hasselt, Belgium	No. 158 Squadron	HX334/NP-C?

65	13 May 1944	00:48	Halifax III	Hoogstraten, 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of Turnhout, Belgium	No. 466 Squadron	LV919/HD-O+

66	22 May 1944	01:34	Lancaster	3 km (1.9 mi) south of Mol, Belgium

67	22 May 1944	01:51	Lancaster	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Herentals, Belgium	No. 550 Squadron	DV309/BQ-S+

68	23 May 1944	01:23	Lancaster I	Near Neerpelt, Belgium	No. 75 Squadron	ME690/AA-Z+

69	23 May 1944	01:36	Lancaster I	Near Brecht, 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Antwerp, Belgium	No. 100 Squadron	ME670/HW-Q*

70♠	25 May 1944	01:15	Halifax III	3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Eindhoven, Netherlands	No. 51 Squadron	LK885/MH-Z+

71♠	25 May 1944	01:18	Halifax III	2 km (1.2 mi) north-northwest of Tilburg, Netherlands	No. 158 Squadron	LW653/NP-T?

72♠	25 May 1944	01:22	Halifax III	1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of Goirle, SSW of Tilburg, Netherlands	No. 76 Squadron	MZ622/MP-L*

73♠	25 May 1944	01:25	Halifax III	Between Dongen and Tilburg, Netherlands	No. 429 Squadron	LW124/AL-N?

74♠	25 May 1944	01:29	Lancaster	7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Tilburg, Netherlands

75	13 June 1944	00:27	Lancaster II	Avesnes-les-Auvert, east of Cambrai, France	No. 408 Squadron	DS772/EQ-T+

76	13 June 1944	00:31	Lancaster II	Cambrai airfield	No. 408 Squadron	DS726/EQ-Y*

77	13 June 1944	00:34	Lancaster II	Tilloy, north of Cambrai, France	No. 408 Squadron	DS688/EQ-R+

78	16 June 1944	01:00	Lancaster	North of Arras, France

79	17 June 1944	01:54	Four-engined bomber	Dreumel, north of s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

80	17 June 1944	02:04	Halifax III	Berkel, Netherlands	No. 77 Squadron	NA524/KN-F+

81	22 June 1944	01:25	Lancaster III	Valkenswaard, Netherlands	No. 44 Squadron	LM582/KM-Q*

82	22 June 1944	01:30	Lancaster I	2 km (1.2 mi) south of Meeuwen, Belgium	No. 207 Squadron	ME683/EM-W*

83	22 June 1944	01:36	Lancaster III	5 km (3.1 mi) south of Opoeteren, Belgium	No. 44 Squadron	LM434/KM-F?

84	22 June 1944	02:05	Lancaster I	6 km (3.7 mi) south of Hamont, Belgium	No. 630 Squadron	ME843/LE-U*

85	21 July 1944	01:40	Lancaster I	1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Boxtel, Netherlands	No. 90 Squadron	LM183/WP-L?

86	21 July 1944	01:51	Four-engined bomber	8 km (5.0 mi) north of Breda, Netherlands

87	29 July 1944	01:38	Lancaster I	Pforzheim, Germany	No. 467 Squadron	ME856/PO-T?

88	29 July 1944	01:50	Four-engined bomber	Eutingen, near Pforzheim, Germany

89	29 July 1944	01:57	Lancaster I	Malmsheim, 20 km (12 mi) west of Stuttgart, Germany	No. 106 Squadron	ME778/ZN-O?

90	13 August 1944	00:48	Four-engined bomber	Wasserliesch, Germany

91	13 August 1944	01:09	Lancaster III	Werbomont, south-southeast of Liège, Belgium	No. 635 Squadron	ND694/F2-R*

92	13 August 1944	01:15	Four-engined bomber	Gouvy, 28 km (17 mi) south-southwest of Malmédy, Belgium

93	13 August 1944	01:19	Four-engined bomber	3 km (1.9 mi) west of Mons, near Liège, Belgium

94	12 September 1944	23:07	Four-engined bomber	RQ-RP

95	23 September 1944	22:56	Four-engined bomber	JP-HP

96	23 September 1944	23:10	Four-engined bomber	JO

97	23 September 1944	23:15	Four-engined bomber	HO-JO

98	23 September 1944	23:25	Four-engined bomber	JN-HN

99	9 October 1944	20:32	Four-engined bomber	S of Bochum, Germany

100	9 October 1944	20:55	Four-engined bomber	JO

101	6 November 1944	20:55	Four-engined bomber	KP-IP

102	6 November 1944	19:34	Four-engined bomber	KP-IP

103	6 November 1944	19:41	Four-engined bomber	KP-IP

– Stab/Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 –

104	21 November 1944	19:05	Four-engined bomber	KP

105	21 November 1944	19:11	Four-engined bomber	KP

106	12 December 1944	20:00	Four-engined bomber	MO-LO

107	3 February 1945	21:09	Four-engined bomber	LO

108♠	21 February 1945	01:53	Lancaster	MM-MN

109♠	21 February 1945	01:58	Lancaster	MM

110♠	21 February 1945	20:44	Lancaster	HQ-HP

111♠	21 February 1945	20:48	Lancaster	HP-HO

112♠	21 February 1945	20:51	Lancaster	HP-HO

113♠	21 February 1945	20:55	Lancaster	HP-HO

114♠	21 February 1945	20:58	Lancaster	IO-JN

115♠	21 February 1945	21:00	Lancaster	JN-KM

116♠	21 February 1945	21:03	Lancaster	KM-KL

—	21 February 1945	21:10	Lancaster I	KM-KL	No. 463 Squadron	NG329/JO-Z*

117	3 March 1945	21:55	Lancaster	HQ

118	3 March 1945	22:04	Lancaster	HQ

119	7 March 1945	20:41	Lancaster	LR-MR

120	7 March 1945	20:47	Lancaster	LS-MS

121	7 March 1945	21:56	Lancaster	GC-HC

Sentence(s)

Schnaufer, shot down a No. 214 Squadron Stirling R9242 at 02:14, on 14 May 1943.

final_sentence: Schnaufer, shot down a No. 214 Squadron Stirling R9242 at 02:14, on 14 May 1943.