▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁from ▁ 8 – 2 5 ▁June ▁for ▁surg ery . ▁R ump el hardt ▁was ▁given ▁home ▁leave ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁while ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Sch n au fer ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁two ▁months ▁to ▁achieve ▁another ▁victory , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁two ▁V ick ers ▁Well ing tons ▁and ▁one ▁Arm strong ▁Whit worth ▁Wh itle y ▁within ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁minutes ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁The ▁first ▁Well ington , ▁originally ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁crew ▁as ▁a ▁Hal if ax , ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁crash ▁land , ▁killing ▁the ▁air ▁gun ner ▁at ▁ 2 : 4 7 ▁hours . ▁The ▁second ▁Well ington ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁ ▁over ▁Br uss els , ▁killing ▁everyone ▁on ▁board ▁at ▁ 3 : 1 7 ▁hours . ▁R ump el hardt ▁and ▁Sch n au fer ▁fle w ▁their ▁first ▁combat ▁mission ▁with ▁the ▁L ichten stein ▁rad ar ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁ 5 / 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Though ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁an ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁shoot ▁it ▁down . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 / 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Sch n au fer ▁became ▁an ▁ace ▁( his ▁fifth ▁aer ial ▁victory ), ▁when ▁he