1 9 4 5 . ▁Att empt ing ▁to ▁ch ase ▁a ▁Lanc aster , ▁he ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁Fa ß berg ▁Air ▁Base ▁at ▁ 2 2 : 0 0 ▁and ▁land ed ▁after ▁ 7 9 ▁minutes ▁at ▁ 2 3 : 1 9 ▁without ▁success . ▁ ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁war ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁According ▁to ▁Sch umann , ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁inter rog ation . ▁In ▁this ▁account ▁British ▁authorities ▁were ▁especially ▁interested ▁in ▁knowing ▁whether ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁m eth am ph et am ine ▁or ▁other ▁stim ulating ▁ps y cho active ▁dru gs ▁which ▁indu ce ▁temporary ▁improvements ▁in ▁either ▁mental ▁or ▁physical ▁functions ▁or ▁both , ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁documented ▁in ▁w ides p read ▁We hr macht ▁use ▁and ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁by ▁the ▁Tem ml er - W er ke ▁GmbH ▁firm , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Per v it in . ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁released ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁November ▁following ▁a ▁bout ▁of ▁di ph ther ia . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hin ch l iffe , ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁incorrect ▁statement . ▁Hin ch l iffe ▁based ▁his ▁account ▁on ▁R ump el hardt ' s ▁testim ony ▁who ▁claims ▁that ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁never ▁taken ▁to ▁England . ▁R ump