19 August, on III. Gruppes third patrol of the day, Galland and two other pilots took off from Wevelgem airfield at 12:21. At 12:30, the flight intercepted low flying Spitfires and North American P-51 Mustang fighters from the Biggin Hill Wing. In this encounter, Galland claimed a Spitfire shot down at 12:43 in the vicinity of Dieppe. According to Caldwell, Galland claimed another unconfirmed Spitfire destroyed on 27 August. This claim considered confirmed by the authors Mathews and Foreman; a Spitfire shot down at 15:06 east of Dover. The authors Mathews and Foreman credit Galland with two aerial victories on 29 August. A first Spitfire shot down at 11:47 west of Cap Gris-Nez followed by a second Spitfire three minutes later west-northwest of Cap Gris-Nez. These two claims are not listed by Caldwell. Death On 31 October 1942, seventeen "Boston" bombers from No. 88 Squadron and No. 107 Squadron attacked the power stations in the vicinity of Lille (Rysel) and Béthune. Galland, with his wingman Oberfeldwebel Johann Edmann, shot down one of the Bostons. The "Boston" was Z2179 from No. 107 Squadron piloted by Pilot Officer Henry Collings on a mission to Pont-à-Vendin. Five hours later, Galland and Edmann participated on a fighter escort mission to a fighter-bomber raid on Canterbury. At 18:15, intercepting Spitfires shot down Galland's Fw 190 A-4 (Werknummer 2402—factory number) approximately west of Calais. Mathews and Foremann assume that the Spitfire responsible for his death was piloted by Flight Lieutenant Johannes Jacobus le Roux from No. 91 Squadron. According to Isby, Galland was shot down by Flying Officer Jean Maridor also from No. 91 Squadron, the only pilot to have claimed a Fw 190 shot down that day. In Caldwell's account, Galland had tried to aid Leutnant Artur Beese from 1. Staffel of JG 26, who had called for help over the radio. In the rescue attempt, Galland's Fw 190 stalled during a steep climb and was forced to dive away. At that instant, Galland was attacked from above by the Spitfire and was shot down. Edmann then attacked the Spitfire and shot it down. Posthumously, Galland was awarded the Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe () on 7 December 1942. Summary of career Aerial victory claims Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 17 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims, all