▁or ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁F w   1 9 0 ▁f igh ters , ▁four ▁B - 2 4 ▁bom bers ▁were ▁claimed , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁by ▁Gall and , ▁shot ▁down ▁near ▁T ô tes . ▁According ▁to ▁We al , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁a ▁Luft wa ffe ▁unit ▁forced ▁the ▁USA AF ▁bom bers ▁to ▁turn ▁back ▁before ▁reaching ▁their ▁target . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁April , ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁P - 5 1 ▁Must ang ▁f ighter . ▁Since ▁no ▁P - 5 1 ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁involved , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁a ▁mis ident ified ▁No . ▁ 5 6 ▁Squadron ▁Haw ker ▁Ty ph oon ▁which ▁crash ed ▁after ▁engine ▁failure . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April , ▁Gall and ▁led ▁his ▁flight ▁against ▁el ven ▁Lock he ed ▁Vent ura ▁medium ▁bom bers ▁from ▁No . ▁ 2 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁attack ing ▁the ▁Ab be ville ▁rail road ▁yards . ▁In ▁this ▁encounter , ▁Gall and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁two ▁Vent ura ▁bom bers . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁() ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁nom ination ▁had ▁been ▁submitted ▁following ▁his ▁ 3 4 th ▁aer ial ▁victory . ▁The ▁presentation ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁Vit ry ▁air field ▁by ▁Gener alf eld mar sch all ▁( Field ▁Marsh al ) ▁Hugo