A - 6 ▁( W erk num mer ▁ 5 3 0 1 2 5 — factory ▁number ) ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Ma astr icht . ▁Unter off iz ier ▁Hein z ▁G om ann , ▁Gall and ' s ▁wing man ▁on ▁this ▁mission , ▁had ▁y elled ▁out ▁a ▁warning ▁too ▁late . ▁Gall and ▁disappeared ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁P - 4 7 ▁attack . ▁His ▁body , ▁still ▁in ▁his ▁aircraft , ▁was ▁found ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁north ▁of ▁Li ège . ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁took ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁bom ber ▁intercept ▁mission ▁and ▁engaged ▁the ▁B - 1 7 ▁bom ber ▁formation ▁but ▁the ▁German ▁aircraft ▁were ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁esc ort ing ▁P - 4 7 ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Group , ▁USA AF , ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Hub ert ▁Z em ke . ▁It ▁is ▁assumed ▁that ▁Gall and ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁Walker ▁" B ud " ▁Mah ur in ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Group . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁career ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁victory ▁claims ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁For eman , ▁authors ▁of ▁Luft wa ffe ▁A ces : ▁Bi ograph ies ▁and ▁Vict ory ▁Cla ims , ▁research ed ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Archives ▁and ▁found ▁records ▁for ▁ 5 6 ▁aer ial ▁victory ▁claims , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁claimed ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁and ▁include ▁eight ▁four - eng ined ▁bom bers . ▁ ▁Awards