▁impression ▁of ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁fav ou rable . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁arrival , ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Lee u ward en , ▁Sch n au fer ▁had ▁taken ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁during ▁tax i ing . ▁This ▁forced ▁J abs ▁into ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁order ▁of ▁take off , ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁perce ived ▁as ▁ar rog ant ▁by ▁J abs . ▁ ▁Sch n au fer , ▁who ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁German ▁Cross ▁in ▁Gold ▁() ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁fle w ▁his ▁first ▁oper ational ▁mission ▁with ▁ 1 2 ./ N J G   1 ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 7 / 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Although ▁uncertain , ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁that ▁Hand ke ▁was ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁radio ▁and ▁rad ar ▁operator ▁on ▁this ▁mission . ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁had ▁target ed ▁Pe en em ünd e ▁and ▁the ▁V - we ap ons ▁test ▁centre ▁that ▁night . ▁Sch n au fer , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁task ed ▁with ▁leading ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Z ah me ▁Sau ▁miss ions ▁under ▁Y - Control , ▁had ▁to ▁abort ▁the ▁mission ▁early ▁due ▁to ▁engine ▁trouble . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁mid - Se ptember ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁two - man ▁B f ▁ 1 1 0 ▁crew ▁was