{"id":131,"date":"2020-08-15T07:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testserver7.webdesignpilot.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2020-08-24T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T01:18:00","slug":"luftwaffe-honor-goblet-grouping-to-me-110-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/index.php\/militaria\/accoutrements\/german-militarypoliticalcivil\/luftwaffe-honor-goblet-grouping-to-me-110-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Luftwaffe Honor Goblet Grouping to ME-110 Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

>Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal Grouping to ObLt Friedrich (‘Fritz’) Freyschmidt, Me-110 Pilot from ZG 226\/8. Grouping consists of his (1)’Feinsilber-Alpaka’ Honor Goblet named to him as an Oberleutnant & dated 18.2.43; (2) His ID’d Luftwaffe Officer’s Visor Cap, (3) His Cased Silver Frontflugspange f\u00fcr J\u00e4ger (fighter Pilots flight clasp) and (4) a Luftwaffe Photo Album -POR (Price\u00a0 on Request)<\/span><\/p>\n

BACKGROUND: Oblt Freyschmidt was awarded the German Cross in Gold 12.4.43 and was credited with 7 Victories before being KIA 11.4.44. All his Victories are identified as against USAAF B-17s. *Amazingly, One documented B-17 shot down by him was the B-17F “Worry Wart” s\/n 42-3123 from the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 8th AAF. Shot down with all 10 crew members KIA over Bremen, Germany Oct 8th, 1943. A complete list of their names, s\/n and burial locations is available.<\/p>\n