Ernst Schafer I/JG300 2./JG302 - Looking for infos

[rauhbautz]

In Willi Reschke's book Ernst Schafer is listed as KIA 28 July 1944 due to loss in air combat over Plauen.
Regards,
Red1

[Johannes]

Hi Ernst was actually an ace with eight confirmed and two unconfirmed, all achieved as an Fw, but he was an Ofw when he was shot down and killed by mustangs on 29th July 1944.

31.7.43 Kdo.Herr Halifax raum Remscheid ___4600metres Nr.1
30.8.43 2./Jg300 'viermot' 0210 hrs U/C
7.9.43 2./Jg300 Halifax sudsudwestlich Munchen 0055hrs U/C
18.10.43 I./Jg300 Halifax 2037hrs 6100 metres Nr.2
16.6.44 2./Jg302 B-24 sudlich Nrusiedler See 1055hrs 5500-6000 metres Nr.3
2.7.44 2./Jg302 B-24 sudwestlich Budapest 1025hrs 6500 metres Nr.4
8.7.44 2./Jg302 B-17 sudwestlich Neusiedler See 1120hrs 5500 metres Nr.5
16.7.44 2./Jg302 B-24 sudostlich Wien 1020hrs 6500 metres Nr.6
16.7.44 2./Jg302 B-24 sudlich Neuseidler See 1040hrs 7500 metres Nr.7
21,7.44 2./Jg302 B-17 sudwestlich Wels 1043hrs 6000 metres Nr.8

Would be grateful for a date of birth, or more detailed death details.

Kind Regards

Johannes

[Laurent Chambon]

In fact, when you look at the claim list at the end of JG300 book from Lorant & Goyat, it appears that E. Schaffer claimed much more victories (total = 12) when he was in the nightfighter period of JG300. Of course, most of them are not officialy awarded but who knows ?

04/07/43 Alt unknown Köln NJVK Viermot
31/07/43 4600m Remscheid 2./Herrmann Halifax
03/08/43 2h10 Alt unknown place unknown 2./Hermann Bomber
07/09/43 0h55 5000 m Munchen 2./JG300 Halifax ASM
22/09/43 Alt Unknown, Place unknown, 2./JG300 Bomber
18/10/43 20h37 6000m Hannover 2./JG300 Halifax (?)
18/11/43 Alt unknown, place Mannheim, 2./JG300 Viermot
18/11/43 Alt Unknown, place Mannheim, 2./JG300 Viermot
03/01/43 Zelendorf, 2./JG300 Halifax
29/01/44 Viermot 2./JG300
29/01/44 Viermot 2./JG300
24/02/44 Lancaster 2./JG300

I also know he made an emergency landing on the 26/6/44

Kind regards

Laurent