▁time ▁over ▁For ne bu , ▁and ▁the ▁pil ots ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁For ne bu ▁once ▁the ▁air field ▁had ▁been ▁seized . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁flight ▁to ▁For ne bu , ▁L ent ▁engaged ▁and ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁G loster ▁Glad i ator . ▁While ▁the ▁Ju   5 2 s ▁transport ing ▁the ▁German ▁par atro ops ▁came ▁under ▁heavy ▁fire , ▁L ent ' s ▁Rot te ▁engaged ▁the ▁enemy ▁ground ▁positions . ▁L ent ' s ▁star board ▁engine ▁caught ▁fire , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁land ▁immediately . ▁With ▁Kub isch ▁man ning ▁the ▁mov able ▁machine ▁gun , ▁L ent ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁capit ulation ▁with ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁ground ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁in ▁German ▁hands . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 8 : 5 0 ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁L ent ▁and ▁his ▁Staff el kap it än ▁Werner ▁Hans en ▁took ▁off ▁again ▁from ▁For ne bu ▁in ▁und am aged ▁B f   1 1 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 4 0 - min ute ▁flight , ▁they ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁R AF ▁Short ▁S under land ▁flying ▁boat , ▁serial ▁number ▁L 2 1 6 7 , ▁from ▁No . ▁ 2 1 0 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁which ▁they ▁shot ▁down ▁together ; ▁Hans en ▁received ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁" kill ". ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁() ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0