▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Sch mid ▁won ▁support ▁from ▁Stre ib , ▁In spe kte ur ▁der ▁Nach t j ag d , ▁to ▁begin ▁planning ▁an ▁operation . ▁Sch n au fer ▁vo iced ▁his ▁support ▁also . ▁In ▁his ▁experience , ▁he ▁had ▁regularly ▁purs ued ▁R AF ▁bom bers ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁coast , ▁or ▁least ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁front line . ▁In ▁British ▁air space , ▁and ▁over ▁territory ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁did ▁not ▁control , ▁he ▁experienced ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁rad ar ▁inter ference . ▁Sch n au fer ▁re called ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁fly ▁around ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁peace ▁time , ▁since ▁all ▁British ▁jam ming ▁and ▁inter ference ▁stopped ▁immediately ▁once ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Al lied ▁air space . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 / 8 ▁March , ▁he ▁claimed ▁three ▁R AF ▁four - engine ▁bom bers ▁for ▁vict ories ▁ 1 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 2 1 . ▁These ▁were ▁his ▁last ▁vict ories ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁b anned ▁from ▁further ▁combat ▁flying ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁then ▁new ▁D orn ier ▁Do ▁ 3 3 5 , ▁a ▁tw in - engine ▁heavy ▁f ighter ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁" push - pull " ▁layout , ▁for ▁its ▁suit ability ▁as ▁night ▁f ighter . ▁Dis ob ey ing ▁his ▁ban ▁from ▁combat ▁flying , ▁he ▁fle w ▁his ▁last ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁