22 Aug 44 P-47 near Tours sur Marne (nr Athis)

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by hautemarnechris

I looked up the rank of "Obergefr". The rank seems to be equivalent to that of a British junior NCO. To me that seems a bit junior for a pilot. Or would Dorn have produced the report for the pilot concerned?

All the best.

Chris

Rob's dealt with Dorn's role, but as for ranks there was no minimum for a Luftwaffe pilot although pilots who were Flieger (= Aircraftman 2nd Class in the RAF) seem to have been relatively few. Roughly equivalent commands were usually held by lower ranks than in the RAF as well, especially as the war went on.