[Juha]

The LW did not have combat tours but more like the system the RAF had up to the beginning of 1942, i.e. the CO and the Medical Officer observed their pilots and if noticed signs of tireness/too high stress gave if possible a short or longer leave to the pilot. E.g. Marseille had two furloughs, one month and two months in duration in 1941 plus one and half months with his unit in Bavaria when it changed from Bf 109 E-7/trops to Bf 109 F-4/trops. And 1½ months sick leave and furlough 1941/42. In 1942 he had two two months furloughs. I know that several other aces spent furloughs in Germany during the war. Lipfert also spent some time training Rumanian fighter pilots.