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#	Pilot (↑)	Rank	Born	Place	Score (↑)	Units	Aircraft	Awards	*************Notes*************	Photo	Links	AuthorComments
1	Schellwat, Fritz	Ofw			14	5/NJG-1 (6/42), 6/NJG-1 (2/43), 5/NJG-1 (6/43), 6/NJG-1 (2/44)	Ju 88A, Bf 110G-4 Werk # 5450 "G9 + FN" (lost 6/14/43)	Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43) EP EK 1 & 2 Wound Badge Night Fighter Operational Clasp	WIA with unnamed crew 14 June, 1943 during aerial combat (DK-G Awards List). One known victory, a Lancaster I of RAF No. 61 Sq. at la Hulpe (Brabant), 14 km SE of Brussels the night of 2-3 June, 1942. A Hampden I of RAF No. 408 Sq., 2 km SE of Zevendonk (Antwerpen), 4 km S of Turnhout Belgium the night of 31 July-1 Aug, 1942. Another victory, a Hampden 2 km southeast of Gerverlaut on 1 August, 1942. Another, a Wellington 1 km northwest Kersbeek/Miskom on 25 August, 1942. Another, a Halifax at Grandiebach on 29 August, 1942. A Wellington on 11 September, 1942. A Stirling I of RAF No. 7 Sq. at Saunveniere, 2 km NE of Gambloux Belgium the night of 6-7 December, 1942. A Stirling BF448 3 km north northwest of Heiliberen on 14 February, 1943. Two victories on 14 May, 1943; a Stirling (Map Quad) and a Wellington 4 km east of Mönchen-Gladbach. Two Lancasters on 30 May, 1943. A Lancaster at Peenemünde on 17 August, 1943. A Stirling S of Lanke on 24 August, 1943. Magnus Report and Boiten, 17 victories. Alternate spelling: Schelwat. (Added by Pietrzak Youngs) 15 June 1943: Bf 110 G-4 "G9 + FN" (W.Nr. 5450) of 5./NJG 1 flown by Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat (F) and Oberfeldwebel Lüdecke (Bf), both wounded, crashed due to enemy fire west of Heinsberg, 100%. He did record his 13th victory that night at 01:32 against a Lancaster over Düsseldorf-Storkheim which was either Lancaster III (ED396) of 103 Sqn, RAF flown by Sgt G Whitehead, all killed or Lancaster III (ED649) ZN-X of 106 Sqn, RAF flown by F/O HD Oates, all killed so perhaps the crash was due to return fire from one of these aircraft. (Forum Post)		Archive Report BF448 Operational Record Archive Report JD155 1943-07-12/13

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