3 0 ) ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁at ▁ 0 1 : 4 0 ▁near ▁Sü der st ap el ▁and ▁B L - Z ▁( R 1 4 6 1 ) ▁at ▁ 0 2 : 4 9 ▁near ▁Nord str and . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁ 4 ./ N J G   1 , ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁at ▁Fl ie ger hor st ▁( air field ) ▁Lee u ward en , ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Arn heim , ▁on ▁the ▁F ries land ▁coast , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁From ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁German ▁B ight , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁coast , ▁and ▁could ▁intercept ▁Al lied ▁night - time ▁bomb ing ▁miss ions , ▁what ▁Naz i ▁propag anda ▁called ▁terror ▁attacks , ▁which ▁were ▁conducted ▁from ▁England . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁ 4 ./ N J G   1 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁Nach t j ag dst aff el — a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁a ▁night ▁f ighter ▁wing — of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁Other ▁members ▁included ▁such ▁night ▁f ighter ▁pil ots ▁as ▁Ober le ut nant ▁Hel mut ▁Wol ters dorf , ▁Le ut nant ▁Ludwig ▁Be cker ▁( 4 4 ▁vict ories , ▁K IA ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 ), ▁Le ut nant ▁Eg mont ▁Prin z ▁zur ▁Li