[David P. Williams]

Adriano,
To your questions first.
According t his log book his first flight was taken on 20.05 1940 flying a He72 (KC + AF) at A/B Schule Dresden/Klotzsche and it lasted 21 minutes.

His first solo flight was made on 29.05 1940 flying a He 72 (KC + AG) after about 7 hours flying time. It was his 64th flight!

He flew a total of 135 hours and 28 minutes at A/B Schule Dresden/Klotzsche, finishing on 05.10 1940.

On 27.10. 1940 he went to C/Schule at Wiener Neustadt where he flew multi engined aircraft such as the Ju 52, Do 23 and Ju 86. Finished there on 14.05.1941

On 14.06.1941 he went to Neuburg/Donau where he flew about 75 hours Blind Flying Training before going to Schleissheim to train as a night fighter, arriving there on 30.06.1941. He completed this part of his training on 27.10.1941.

He arrived at Vechta to join I./NJG 3 on 01.11.1941, where he flew Me 110 (D5 + HH) with his bordfunker Uffz. Zinn. It would appear his first operation as a night fighter took place on 27.12.1941.

The first mention of him taking to his parachute is recorded as taking place on the night of 5/6.09.1943 after an encounter over Munich. He was flying a Do 217 (G3 + EV) 00.22 hours on 06.09.1943.

According to details he gave me he joined 6./NJG 101 on 23.04.1943.

I hope this covers all of your questions. All the best, David.