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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	de Fries, Heinz	Ofw			10	1/NJG-100 (3/44 S.U.)	Bf 110, Ju 88	EP EK 1 & 2 Night Fighter Operational Clasp	His first known victory, a Soviet PS-84 the night of 19-20 March, 1944. A 2nd, a U-2 the night of 5-6 April, 1944. A Soviet Il-4 shared with August Fischer the night of 9-10 July, 1944. A 3rd & 4th, an Il-2 S of Brest-Litovsk and an Il-4 N of Shatsk the night of 15-16 July, 1044. A 5th, an Il-4 at Pultuske the night of 26-27 July, 1944. His crew: R/O Spies, Gunner/Mechanic Breme and Wart Ogefr Werner Jonesch. Magnus Report. Alternate spelling: de Vries.	Courtesy Christian König
2	de Vries,	Ofw				Erg/JG-54 (3/41)	Bf 109F	Fighter Operational Clasp	Alternate spelling: de Fries. This could be Heinz de Fries in JG-54 before a transfer into Night Fighters.
3	Fries,	Lt			1	8/JG-302	Bf 109G	EK 1 & 2 Fighter Operational Clasp	One known victory, his 1st, a Lancaster at Leipzig on 20 February, 1944.
4	Fries, Alois	Oblt				4/ZG-2	Me 210A-1	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(8/21/42) EK 1 & 2 EP (1/5/42), Destroyer Operational Clasp	DK-G Awards List
5	Fries, Karl	Uffz	5/9/1921			4/JG-6 (1/45 Delmenhorst)	Fw 190A-8 Werk # 737405 "Blue 13" (lost 1/1/45)	Fighter Operational Clasp	KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 when his "Blue 13" was shot down by Flt. Lt. R.J "Dick" Audet of RCAF No. 412 Squadron. His AC plowed into the ground at Vinkenpeel, northwest of Venray, near Nijmegen. Fries was one of many who failed to find his target, Volkel, and wound up at Eindhoven. Added: Initially buried in a mass grave at De Rips Holland, he was re-buried August 1959 in a single grave at Ysselsteyn, TD-4-45 (Manrho/Putz publ. & Find-A-Grave by Fred).
6	Fries, Otto Heinrich	Lt	1918/02/18		18	II./ NJG I (01/42 CK), 5./NJG 1 (08/43), I./NJG1 (10/43), Stab II./NJG 1 (12/43 St Trond), Stab II./NJG-1 (05/44 Deelen), JV 44 (12/44), I./NJG 1 (01/45)	Bf 110 F-2 Werk # 3739 (lost 28/08/42; WIA; crashed at Herbesthal, enemy fire), Bf 110 G-4 (10/43), Bf 110 "G-9+EM" (11/43-02/44), He 219 A-0 Wk#190116 "G9+DC" (lost 05/44), Bf 110 "G9+GC"(06/44), He 219 A-2/R1 Werk # Unk, "G9 + EK" (lost 16/01/45, crashed Sögtrop Germany; sd by Spitfre of No,85Sq.)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (04/45) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge (28/08/42 & 20/05/44) Night Fighter (Fern) Operational Clasp in Gold	His 219 crashed at Den Bosch Holland the night of 19/20 May, 1944 after combat engine damage. He was WIA, and R/O Fw Alfred Staffer bailed with injuries (DeSwart). One known victory, his 2nd, a British bomber during the Kassel raid, 23 October, 1943. The bomber crashed near Nettersheim in the Eifel region.His 3rd, a Halifax "MP-X" from RAF No. 76 Sq. on 3 November, 1943. His 4th, a Stirling "LJ 442" "JN-F" of RAF No. 75 Sq. which crashed in Horrues on 19 November, 1943. Another known victory, a Lancaster at Hanzinelle on 11 August, 1943. A Stirling 11 km ESE of Schleiden on 22 October, 1943. A Halifax at Lanaken on 3 November, 1943. A Stirling by Tournai on 19 November, 1943. A Lancaster of RAAF 460 Sq., "AR-N", piloted by P/O S.J.Ireland by Kerkrade, S of Jüngenburg, on 29 December, 1943. A "4 mot" SW of Eisleben on 20 February, 1944. A Halifax on 23 April, 1944, no location. A Lancaster of RAF No.514 Sq. near Radio Beacon "Kuli" (northern France) on 29 July, 1944. A 2nd "4 mot" same night, W of Stuttgart. His R/O was Fw Alfred Staffa. Two "4 mots" and a Lancaster opposing the Koblenz Raid on 6 November, 1944. Survived the war. First to use 262 ejection seat in combat. Added: Tge Radop Uffz Alfred Staffa flew 102 night missions, 5 day missions and shared 18 air victories. (CK)	Fries and Staffa
7	Schmidt, Horst	Uffz				10/NJG-6 (Kitzingen)	Bf 110G-4 Werk # 730428 "2Z + CU" (lost 1/14/45)	Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA 14 January, 1945; injured when his ac collided with a Lancaster LM714, crashing at Sterbfritz. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): R/O Uffz Anton Fries (8/1/1923) and Gnr Uffz Julius Morhardt (8/28/1922). Both buried at Schlüchtern.
8	Staffa, Alfred	Fw?		Czech Republic	18	II./ NJG I (01/42 CK), 5./NJG 1 (08/43), I./NJG1 (10/43), Stab II./NJG 1 (12/43 St Trond), Stab II./NJG-1 (05/44 Deelen), JV 44(12/44), I./NJG 1 (01/45)	Bf 110 F-2 Werk # 3739 (lost 28/08/42; WIA; crashed at Herbesthal, enemy fire), Bf 110 G-4 (10/43), Bf 110 "G-9+EM" (11/43), He 219 A-0 Wk#190116 "G9+DC" (lost 05/44), Bf 110 "G9+GC"(06/44), He 219 A-2/R1 Werk # Unk, "G9 + EK" (lost 16/01/45, crashed Sögtrop Germany; sd by Spitfre of No,85Sq.)	EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter (Fern) Operational Clasp in Gold	Radop, qualified as a Luftwaffe radio-operator in 11/1941. He flew mostly with Lt Otto Heinrich Fries. He survived an ejector seat escape out of this burning He-219, flew 102 night missions, 5 day missions and shared 18 air victories. Deceased 2004.			CKönig

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