1 ▁( N J G   1 ) ▁compr ised ▁three ▁Gru ppen , ▁while ▁Nach t j ag d gesch w ader ▁ 2 ▁( N J G   2 ) ▁and ▁Nach t j ag d gesch w ader ▁ 3 ▁( N J G   3 ), ▁were ▁still ▁forming . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ▁rel uct antly ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁night - fig h ter ▁force . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁L ent ▁wrote ▁home , ▁" We ▁are ▁currently ▁converting ▁to ▁night ▁fighting . ▁We ▁are ▁not ▁very ▁enthus i astic . ▁We ▁would ▁sooner ▁head ▁directly ▁for ▁England ." ▁ ▁L ent ▁completed ▁night ▁f ighter ▁training ▁at ▁Ing ol stadt ▁in ▁south - western ▁Germany , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁squad ron ▁leader , ▁or ▁Staff el kap it än , ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁ 6 ./ N J G   1 ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Fl ie ger hor st ▁De elen , ▁located ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Arn hem ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁ 1 1 – 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁L ent ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁no ct urn al ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁against ▁two ▁Well ington ▁IC ▁bom bers ▁from ▁No . ▁ 4 0 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁against ▁Hamburg . ▁B L - H ▁( serial ▁number ▁R 1 3