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Leutnant Otto Fries Ace with 18.00 Victories

Leutnant Otto Fries Otto Fries was posted to NJG I nightfighter unit in January 1942 as a Gefreiter. He served with them on the Western Front right through until the end of the war, flying continuously against RAF Bomber Command. He was commissioned Leutnant in August 1943. In July 1944 Otto was flying Me110s of II.Gruppe based in St. Trond, St. Dizier and then Arnheim. He later joined I.Gruppe before transferring to Münster-Hansdorf flying the Heinkel 219 Owl. He is one of the last surviving He219 pilots. Shot down four times, on the second of which he escaped by catapult ejection seat out of the He219 during night operations for home defence - it is thought had been shot down by night fighter Mosquito R of 85 Sqd flown by F/Lt Vaughan and F/Sgt R D McKinnon. The right hand engine of his He219 suddenly exploded into flames. With the loss of most of the control of the aircraft he jettisoned the aircrafts canopy, his wireless operator Feldwebel Alfred Staffa baled out and was severley wounded on landing with his parachute. Lt Otto Fries could not regain sufficient control of the He219 which was now burning so he ejected. He landed unhurt by means of his parachute. The He219 crashed about 3 kilometres south of Hertogenbosch and was destroyed. This was only the third such ejection in combat in the world. Otto scored 18 air victories by the end of the war.

Leutnant Otto Fries - Signed Aviation Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings

Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. 6 editions. 5 of the 6 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £2.00 - £230.00

Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian 5 of 6 editions available. 4 of 5 editions featuring up to 3 additional signatures are available. £100.00 - £260.00

Messerschmitt Bf.110G4b/R3 by Ivan Berryman. 6 of 7 editions available. All 4 editions featuring up to 3 additional signatures are available. £2.90 - £400.00

Top Night Fighter by Stan Stokes. 6 editions. 3 of the 6 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £35.00 - £320.00

Night of Defiance by Ivan Berryman. 8 editions. 3 of the 8 editions feature up to 3 additional signatures. £2.90 - £700.00

Clipped Signature - Otto Fries. One edition. £45.00

Night Defender by Graeme Lothian. (P) One edition. The edition features 3 additional signature(s). £420.00

Impossible Odds by Ivan Berryman. 9 of 10 editions available. The one edition featuring 3 additional signatures is available. £2.90 - £500.00

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Known Victory Claims - Otto Fries
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

11/08/1943	Fw. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Lancaster	Hanzinelle: 3500m [SW Charleroi]	2.56	Western Front
22/10/1943	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Stirling	11km ESE Schleiden: 5200m	20.35	Western Front
03/11/1943	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Halifax	Lanaken: 5700m [Epgrimby/22km SE Genk]	19.3	Western Front
19/11/1943	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Stirling	bei Tournai: 4100m [bei Horrues]	19.59	Western Front
29/12/1943	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Lancaster	S. Jüngenburg: 5600m [bei Lingen]	22.16	Western Front
14/01/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Halifax	3km SE Schalenburg	19.3	Western Front
14/01/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Lancaster	5km E. Bad Munder	19.35	Western Front
21/01/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1	Halifax	10km NW Scheveningen	22.3	Western Front
20/02/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1		SW Eisleben: 6200m	2.4	Western Front
22/04/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	5	NJG 1		Fu.F: 5000m [19km SW Soissons]	23.31	Western Front
23/04/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	Stab II.	NJG 1	Halifax	Fu.F. 'Chameleon': 4000m	23.38	Western Front
29/07/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	2	NJG 1		100km 150° FuF Kuli: 4500m	1.26	Western Front
29/07/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	2	NJG 1		W. Stuttgart: 4200m	1.46	Western Front
06/11/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	2	NJG 1	Lancaster	HP 2: 3000m {W. Rheine]	19.27	Western Front
06/11/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	2	NJG 1	Lancaster	GQ 9: 3000m [W. Rheine]	19.38	Western Front
06/11/1944	Ltn. Otto Fries	2	NJG 1	Lancaster	GP: 3500m [W. Rheine]	19.43	Western Front
05/01/1945	Ltn. Otto Fries	II.	NJG 1	Lancaster	N. Groningen	19.3	Western Front

Known Claims : 17

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