f unker ) ▁Friedrich ▁R ump el hardt ▁were ▁assigned ▁as ▁an ▁air cre w ▁team ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Sch n au fer ' s ▁previous ▁radio ▁operator ▁had ▁proved ▁unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁aer ob at ics , ▁and ▁Sch n au fer ▁thoroughly ▁tested ▁R ump el hardt ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁aer ob at ics ▁before ▁they ▁te amed ▁up . ▁Here ▁the ▁two ▁decided ▁to ▁volunte er ▁to ▁fly ▁night ▁f igh ters ▁to ▁defend ▁against ▁the ▁increasing ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁( RA F ) ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Germany . ▁Following ▁their ▁training ▁at ▁W unst orf , ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Nach t j ag d schule ▁ 1 ▁( 1 st ▁night ▁f ighter ▁school ) ▁at ▁Sch le iß heim ▁near ▁Mun ich , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Z erst ör ersch ule ▁ 1 ▁( Z S ▁ 1 — 1 st ▁destroy er ▁school ), ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁rud iments ▁of ▁night - f ight ing . ▁The ▁night ▁f ighter ▁training ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁Ar ▁ 9 6 , ▁the ▁F w ▁ 5 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁B f ▁ 1 1 0 . ▁Training ▁at ▁night ▁focused ▁on ▁night ▁take offs ▁and ▁land ings , ▁co operation ▁with ▁search light s , ▁radio - be acon ▁direction ▁finding ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1