Helmut Lent

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Oberst Helmut Lent (13 June 1918 - 7 October 1944) was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 103 of them at night, far more than the minimum of five enemy aircraft required for the title of "ace." Born into a devoutly religious family, he showed an early passion for glider flying; against his father's wishes, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936. After completing his training, he was assigned to the 1. Squadron, or Staffel, of Zerst rergeschwader 76 (ZG 76), a wing flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110 twin-engine heavy fighter. Lent claimed his first aerial victories at the outset of World War II in the invasion of Poland and over the North Sea. During the invasion of Norway he flew ground support missions before he was transferred to the newly established Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1), a night-fighter wing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510538392
• ISBN13: 9785510538397
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"