▁then ▁flying ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Gh ent , ▁they ▁sp otted ▁another ▁target . ▁Sch n au fer ▁made ▁two ▁un success ful ▁attacks . ▁During ▁their ▁third ▁attack , ▁which ▁closed ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁, ▁they ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁def ensive ▁gun fire . ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁hit ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁cal f , ▁the ▁port ▁engine ▁was ▁burning , ▁the ▁rud der ▁control ▁c ables ▁were ▁sever ed , ▁and ▁an ▁elect rical ▁short ▁circuit ▁caused ▁the ▁landing ▁lights ▁to ▁be ▁perman ently ▁on . ▁R ump el hardt ▁and ▁Sch n au fer ▁considered ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁attempt ▁for ▁their ▁home ▁air field ▁after ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁put ▁out ▁the ▁fl ames ▁and ▁restart ▁the ▁engine . ▁While ▁R ump el hardt ▁made ▁radio ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Sint - T ru iden ▁air base , ▁Sch n au fer ▁land ed ▁the ▁aircraft ▁without ▁rud der ▁control ▁and ▁on ▁a iler ons ▁and ▁engine - power ▁alone . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁that ▁their ▁aircraft ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁in ▁combat ▁or ▁any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁was ▁wounded . ▁Both ▁R ump el hardt ▁and ▁Sch n au fer ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁ 2 nd ▁Class ▁() ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁aer ial ▁victory . ▁Sch n au fer ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁stay ▁on ▁active ▁duty ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁bullet ▁lod ged ▁in ▁his ▁cal f ▁would ▁isol ate ▁itself . ▁However , ▁he ▁had