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A Very Sobering Image ...........

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I was reading about Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (16 February 1922 – 15 July 1950) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter pilot and is the highest scoring night fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during combat.[1] All of his 121 victories were claimed during World War II at night, mostly against British four-engine bombers ............
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