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History

The first Luftwaffe night fighter squadron was established on the 19th of July 1940. Under the command of a Josef Kammhuber, to counter the RAF using a chain of radar stations from Norway to the Swiss border to provide early warning of imminent attacks.

Gallery

Arado Ar 66 trainer night fighter picture 2
Dornier Do 17 Flying Pencil Bomber, night fighter picture 3
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito (Mosquito) Night fighter picture 4
Junkers Ju 88 Bomber, reconnaissance, night fighter picture 5
Junkers Ju 388 Reconnaissance, night fighter picture 6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 Heavy fighter, night fighter picture 7

Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

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