▁ra id ▁against ▁Germany , ▁although ▁the ▁attack ing ▁force ▁actually ▁number ed ▁ 9 5 6 ▁aircraft . ▁Sch n au fer ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁Hand ley ▁Page ▁Hal if ax ▁south ▁of ▁Lou v ain ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁probably ▁was ▁Hal if ax ▁W 1 0 6 4 ▁from ▁No . ▁ 7 6 ▁Squadron ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Serge ant ▁Thomas ▁Robert ▁August us ▁West , ▁which ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 5 5 ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Gre z - Do ice au , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Lou v ain . ▁West ▁and ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁were ▁killed . ▁This ▁victory ▁was ▁achieved ▁by ▁ground - control led ▁inter ception ▁through ▁the ▁K amm h uber ▁Line . ▁Once ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁target , ▁R ump el hardt ▁had ▁vis ually ▁found ▁the ▁bom ber ▁and ▁directed ▁Sch n au fer ▁into ▁attack ▁position ▁from ▁below ▁and ▁ast ern . ▁The ▁Hal if ax ▁caught ▁on ▁fire ▁after ▁two ▁firing ▁passes . ▁During ▁this ▁mission ▁the ▁H imm el b ett ▁flight ▁officer ▁vector ed ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁bom ber , ▁a ▁Br istol ▁B len heim . ▁The ▁attack ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ab orted ▁after ▁Haupt mann ▁( Capt ain ) ▁Walter ▁E h le ▁shot ▁down ▁the ▁bom ber ▁from ▁a ▁more ▁fav ou rable ▁attack ▁position . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁ 0 3 : 0 0 , ▁they ▁were