▁had ▁attacked ▁a ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁observed ▁it ▁catch ing ▁fire ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁aircraft ▁pl ung ing ▁earth wards . ▁Haupt mann ▁Wilhelm ▁Her get ▁from ▁I ./ N acht j ag d gesch w ader ▁ 4 ▁( I ./ N J G   4 — 1 st ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Night ▁F ighter ▁Wing ) ▁had ▁also ▁attacked ▁a ▁four - eng ined ▁bom ber ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁vic inity . ▁The ▁draw ▁decided ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Her get ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Lanc aster , ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁W 4 2 3 4 . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁down ▁over ▁Belg ium , ▁killing ▁all ▁on ▁board ▁save ▁the ▁rear ▁gun ner . ▁ ▁R ump el hardt ▁is ▁absent ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁total ▁stood ▁at ▁seven , ▁with ▁three ▁vict ories ▁recorded ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 ▁August , ▁which ▁had ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁() ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁From ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁R ump el hardt ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁bed ▁with ▁high ▁fe ver . ▁R ump el hardt ▁then ▁attended ▁various ▁officer ▁training ▁courses ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Between ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁to ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4