head quarters ▁unit ) ▁and ▁I . ▁Gruppe ▁of ▁J G   2 6 ▁over ▁Gu î nes ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁while ▁the ▁Ken ley ▁Wing ▁lead ▁by ▁Group ▁Captain ▁Victor ▁Be am ish ▁encountered ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁between ▁Cap ▁Gr is - N ez ▁and ▁Cal ais . ▁In ▁this ▁aer ial ▁battle , ▁J G   2 6 ▁lost ▁two ▁aircraft ▁and ▁claimed ▁six ▁R AF ▁f igh ters ▁shot ▁down , ▁including ▁Be am ish ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁Gall and ▁account ed ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁German ▁claims , ▁taking ▁his ▁total ▁to ▁four ▁aer ial ▁vict ories . ▁He ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁shooting ▁down ▁a ▁Sp it fire ▁at ▁ 1 8 : 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Cap ▁Gr is - N ez . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁April , ▁the ▁R AF ▁fle w ▁two ▁" R ode os ", ▁providing ▁a ▁di version ▁for ▁a ▁" R am rod " ▁short ▁range ▁bom ber ▁attack ▁miss ions ▁target ing ▁Bou log ne . ▁That ▁day , ▁Gall and ▁fle w ▁with ▁the ▁Gru ppen stab ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Haupt mann ▁Jo achim ▁Mün che berg . ▁J G   2 6 ▁lost ▁three ▁aircraft , ▁including ▁two ▁pil ots ▁killed ▁in ▁action , ▁for ▁six ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁claimed . ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁a ▁ 3 4 0 ▁( Free ▁French ) ▁Squadron ▁Sp it fire ▁shot ▁down ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Ét ap les . ▁His