ax ▁bom bers ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 2 5 , ▁ 0 1 : 4 5 ▁and ▁ 0 1 : 5 5 ▁respectively . ▁This ▁brought ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁he ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁sevent een . ▁Sch n au fer ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ober le ut nant ▁( first ▁lieutenant ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁this ▁promotion ▁since ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁why ▁he ▁was ▁over look ed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁remains ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Sch n au fer ▁claimed ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁with ▁Bar o ▁operating ▁the ▁radio ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 3 / 4 ▁July , ▁Bom ber ▁Command ▁had ▁again ▁target ed ▁C ologne . ▁Their ▁vict ims ▁were ▁a ▁No . ▁ 1 9 6 ▁Squadron ▁Well ington ▁shot ▁down ▁at ▁ 0 0 : 4 8 ▁and ▁a ▁No . ▁ 1 4 9 ▁Squadron ▁St ir ling ▁at ▁ 0 2 : 3 3 , ▁bringing ▁his ▁total ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁vict ories . ▁His ▁next ▁radio ▁operator ▁was ▁Ober le ut nant ▁Fre ym ann , ▁the ▁signals ▁operator ▁of ▁II . ▁Gruppe . ▁Under ▁H imm el b ett ▁control ▁they ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁No . ▁ 4 9 ▁Squadron ▁Lanc aster , ▁on ▁another ▁C ologne ▁bomb ing ▁mission , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁at ▁ 0 2