Oct 8, 2018
After being told by old hands that he would have to wait and gain experience before he would be ready to claim his first kill, Flt Off Ralph Hofer bagged a Bf 109 over the Zuider Zee on 8 October 1943 - his very first mission over enemy territory! He would have to wait until 6 February 1944 to down his second victory, however (Bruce Zigler via Wade Meyers)
Photo and caption featured in Osprey Aviation Elite Units • 30 4th Fighter Group ‘Debden Eagles’ by Chris Bucholtz