26 on 18 March, transferring to III. Gruppe of Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 2 (EJG 2—2nd Supplementary Training Wing), for conversion training to the then new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. In mid-April, he was then assigned II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 7 (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing) under the command of Major Hermann Staiger. However Glunz never flew the Me 262 in combat. On 1 May 1945, Glunz was taken prisoner of war by US forces in Bavaria. He was released 1 June 1946 in Lenggries. Glunz is credited with 71 aerial victories achieved in 574 combat missions. He engaged the enemy on 238 occasions and claimed all but three victories over the Western Front. Glunz was never shot down or wounded all this time. The nearest he came to losing an aircraft in combat was on 13 October 1944, when a broken oil pipe caused his engine to fail while fighting with two P-47 fighters. Later life After his return, Glunz had to be rectified as pilot and obtained a civilian pilot license in Switzerland. He then founded a company for aerial photography. Glunz also became a motor racing driver. On 11 June 1950, he took third place in the XV Eifelrennen, a Formula Three motor race, driving a Scampolo 501 DKW. Theodor Weissenberger, his former commanding officer with JG 7, had also participated in this race and was involved in a fatal accident that day. On 20 August 1950, he participated in the Großer Preis von Deutschland (German Grand Prix) held on the Nürburgring. At the end of the 1950 German Formula 3 Championship, he finished in eighth place, tied with Oscar Frank with three points. In 1951, Glunz participated in various races of the 1951 German Formula 3 Championship, but did not score any points. Following his racing career, he took a course on driver's education and founded his own driving school in Lüdenscheid where he lived with his wife Iris. Glunz died 1 August 2002 in Lüdenscheid. Summary of career Aerial victory claims According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Glunz was credited with 71 aerial victories. Spick also lists Glunz with 71 aerial victories claimed in 574 combat missions. This figure includes three aerial victories on the Eastern Front, and further 68 victories over the Western Allies, including 20 heavy bombers. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and