av anger / For us . ▁ ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ▁briefly ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁when ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁twenty - one ▁B f   1 1 0 s ▁from ▁I ./ Z G   7 6 ▁esc orted ▁He   1 1 1 ▁bom bers ▁from ▁K ampf gesch w ader ▁ 2 6 ▁( K G   2 6 ) ▁on ▁their ▁attack ▁on ▁York shire ▁and ▁the ▁New castle / S under land ▁area . ▁I ./ Z G   7 6 ▁lost ▁seven ▁aircraft ▁on ▁this ▁mission ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ' s ▁ 9 8 th ▁and ▁final ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁Z erst ör er ▁pilot . ▁ ▁Night ▁f ighter ▁career ▁By ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁R AF ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁pen etr ations ▁of ▁German ▁air space ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁at ▁which ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁decre ed ▁that ▁a ▁night - fig h ter ▁force ▁should ▁be ▁formed . ▁The ▁officer ▁task ed ▁with ▁its ▁creation ▁was ▁Wolfgang ▁Fal ck , ▁Gru pp enk om mande ur ▁of ▁the ▁I ./ Z erst ör er gesch w ader ▁ 1 ▁( Z G   1 ). ▁The ▁night - fig h ter ▁force ▁began ▁to ▁expand ▁rapidly , ▁with ▁existing ▁units ▁being ▁divided ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁new ▁units . ▁By ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Nach t j ag d gesch w ader ▁