Paul Gildner
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Paul Gildner was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 44 aerial victories, including two by day, claimed in approximately 160 combat missions maki
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From left to right, Kammhuber, Lent, Gildner, Becker.
German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn - Paul Gildner
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
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Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 was a German Luftwaffe night fighter-wing of World War II. NJG 1 was formed on 22 June 1940 and comprised four Gruppen. NJG 1 was created as an air defence unit for the Defence o
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…of World War II. He claimed his first aerial victory during the Battle of France. In June 1940, the Luftwaffe created its first night fighter wing, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing), and Gildner transferred to this unit. There he claimed his first nocturnal aerial victory on the night of 2/3 September…
Bf 110 G night fighter with radar. The BF 110 was the mainstay of NJG 1.
Do 217 J night fighter. A handful saw service with NJG 1.
He 219 night fighter. Werner Baake flew these successfully exclusively in I./NJG 1.
Members of the Royal Australian Air Force pose with Schnaufer's Bf 110 G-4 (G9+BA, Stab/NJG 1) at Schleswig, Germany, shortly after the end of the war (19 June 1945).