Martin Drewes
Aerial victory claims
Foreman, Parry and Matthews, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 47 nocturnal victory claims, not documenting those aerial victories claimed as a Zerstörer pilot.

Martin Drewes

Section Title: Aerial victory claims
Table Section Text: Foreman, Parry and Matthews, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 47 nocturnal victory claims, not documenting those aerial victories claimed as a Zerstörer pilot.

Chronicle of aerial victories

This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Drewes 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 (total)	Claim (nocturnal)	Date	Time	Type	Location	Serial No./Squadron No.

– 6. Staffel of Zerstörergeschwader 76 –

—	20 May 1941	12:00	Gladiator	Irak near Al-Faluja

1	29 August 1941	11:00?	Spitfire	off Den Helder off Great Yarmouth over sea

– 7. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 –

2	1	17 January 1943	22:32	Stirling	Linden

3	2	14 March 1943	21:42	Halifax	Store Heddinge	DT620/No. 138 Squadron

—	19 May 1943	14:12	B-17	80 km (50 mi) northwest of Heligoland

– 11. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –

4	3	26 June 1943	02:40	Lancaster	south of Texel

—	26 July 1943	12:10	B-17	vicinity of Bremervörde

—	26 July 1943	12:58	B-17	vicinity of Leer

5	4	28 August 1943	03:19	Halifax	Huy

6	5	31 August 1943	03:58	Halifax	Maastricht

7	6	27 September 1943	23:50	Halifax	Stadthagen

—	7?	26 November 1943	12:47	B-17	west of Lemmer

8	8	5 January 1944	12:32	B-24	100 km (62 mi) north of Nordeney

—	9?	11 January 1944	13:15	B-17	1 km (0.62 mi) west of Almelo

—	10?	11 January 1944	13:45	B-17	northwest of Rotterdam

9	11	14 January 1944	18:38	Lancaster	Klazienaveen

10	12	22 January 1944?	00:46	Lancaster	20 km (12 mi) west of Sneek

– III. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 –

11	13	24 March 1944?	23:26?	Lancaster	north of Lippstadt

12	14	25 March 1944	00:10?	Lancaster	50 km (31 mi) west of Rheine	Lancaster LL694/No. 115 Squadron

13	15	25 March 1944	00:35?	Lancaster	40 km (25 mi) west of Twente

14	16	31 March 1944	00:05?	Lancaster	northeast of Spa

15	17	31 March 1944	00:50?	Lancaster	Wetzlar	Lancaster W5006/No. 9 Squadron

16	18	31 March 1944	01:20	Lancaster	vicinity of Limburg	Lancaster ND390/No. 97 Squadron

17	19	19 April 1944	00:01	Halifax	30 km (19 mi) northeast of Rouen	Halifax LV956/No. 466 Squadron

18	20	19 April 1944	00:11	Halifax	southwest of Dieppe

19	21	21 April 1944	00:40	Lancaster	30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Paris

20	22	23 April 1944	00:27	Lancaster	10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) southeast of Rosières

21	23	25 April 1944	00:37	Lancaster	30–50 km (19–31 mi) west of Mannheim

22	24	27 April 1944	00:35?	Lancaster	Biberach north of Chaumont

23	25	27 April 1944	00:50?	Lancaster	north of Chaumont Ampres

24	26	28 April 1944	01:48	Lancaster	30–50 km (19–31 mi) southeast of Aachen

25	27	2 May 1944	00:45	Lancaster	60 km (37 mi) northwest of Paris

26♠	28	4 May 1944	00:18?	Lancaster	south of Troyes

27♠	29	4 May 1944	00:26?	Lancaster	northeast of Troyes

28♠	30	4 May 1944	00:38	Lancaster	Romilly-sur-Seine

29♠	31	4 May 1944	00:44?	Lancaster	Nogent-sur-Seine

30♠	32	4 May 1944	00:50?	Lancaster	80–100 km (50–62 mi) southeast of Paris

31	33	13 May 1944	00:44	Lancaster	northwest of St. Trond

32	34	13 May 1944	00:49	Lancaster	north-northwest of St. Trond

33	35	13 May 1944	01:09	Lancaster	south of Ghent

34♠	36	22 May 1944	00:50	Lancaster	Zwolle

35♠	37	22 May 1944	00:58	Lancaster	Deventer

36♠	38	22 May 1944	01:38	Lancaster	Eindhoven

37♠	39	22 May 1944	01:50	Lancaster	vicinity of Gouda

38♠	40	22 May 1944	02:04	Lancaster	vicinity of Breda

39	41	17 June 1944	02:05	Lancaster	Amsterdam

40	42	17 June 1944	02:16	Lancaster	80 km (50 mi) west of Amsterdam

41	43	22 June 1944	02:32	Lancaster	northwest of Schouwen

42	44	22 June 1944	02:35	Lancaster	15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Schouwen

43	45	21 July 1944	01:11	Lancaster	Apeldorn	Halifax MZ511/No. 578 Squadron

44	46	21 July 1944	01:20	Lancaster	west of Oldenzaal	Lancaster PB174/No. 405 (Vancouver) Squadron

45	47	3 March 1945	01:24	Lancaster	west of Münster

Sentence(s)

Martin Drewes claimed his second nocturnal aerial victory over Halifax at Store Heddinge on 14 March 1943.

final_sentence: Martin Drewes claimed his second nocturnal aerial victory over Halifax at Store Heddinge on 14 March 1943.