en ▁rail road ▁yards , ▁esc orted ▁by ▁R AF ▁Sp it fire ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁No . ▁ 6 4 ▁and ▁ 3 4 0 ▁( Free ▁French ) ▁Squadron . ▁At ▁ 1 1 : 3 5 , ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁Sp it f ires ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁J G   2 6 ▁that ▁day . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October , ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁aer ial ▁vict ories , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Honor ▁Go ble t ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁( ). ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁ 5 . ▁Staff el ▁encountered ▁twenty ▁Sp it f ires ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 2 2 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 4 5 3 ▁Squadron ▁between ▁F éc amp ▁and ▁Le ▁Hav re , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁Gall and . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁October , ▁Gall and ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Paul , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁J G   2 6 , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁another ▁aer ial ▁victory ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Bou log ne ▁over ▁a ▁No . ▁ 4 0 1 ▁or ▁No . ▁ 4 0 2 ▁Squadron ▁Sp it fire . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁II . ▁and ▁III . ▁Gruppe ▁began ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁the ▁then ▁new ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9   G -