. ▁It ▁remains ▁unclear ▁exactly ▁what ▁role ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁this ▁film . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁school , ▁Sch n au fer ▁passed ▁his ▁entry ▁ex ams ▁for ▁officer ▁cad ets ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁under w ent ▁his ▁basic ▁military ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Fl ie ger aus bild ungs reg iment ▁ 4 2 ▁( 4 2 nd ▁Fl ight ▁Training ▁Regiment ) ▁at ▁Sal zw ed el . ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁F ah nen j unker ▁( c ad et ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁received ▁his ▁flight ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Flug zeug führ ersch ule ▁A / B ▁ 3 ▁( FF S ▁A / B ▁ 3 — fl ight ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁pilot ▁license ) ▁at ▁G uben , ▁now ▁the ▁C ott bus - D rew itz ▁Airport . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁A / B ▁flight ▁training ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁trained ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F w ▁ 4 4 , ▁F w ▁ 5 6 ▁and ▁F w ▁ 5 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁He inkel ▁He ▁ 7 2 , ▁HD ▁ 4 1 ▁and ▁He ▁ 5 1 , ▁the ▁B ück er ▁Bü ▁ 1 3 1 , ▁the ▁K lem m ▁Kl ▁