Franz Schall

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Franz Schall
1 June 1918(1918-06-01) – 10 April 1945 (aged 26)
Franz Schall
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Place of death	Parchim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	JG 52, Kommando Nowotny, JG 7
Commands held	3./JG 52
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern front Western front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Schall (born 1 June 1918 in Graz, Austria, killed in action 10 April 1945 in Parchim) was a German World War II fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

In the morning of 8 November 1944, he shot down three USAAF P-51 Mustangs escorting a USAAF bombers but then suffering a flameout of both engines. While attempting to glide back to his base at Hesepe, he was intercepted by a P-51, piloted by 1st Lt. James W. Kenney of the 357th Fighter Group, which badly damaged Schall's Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 110 404) "White 7". Schall managed to bail out only to see his aircraft explode.

On 10 April 1945, Schall shot down a P-51 Mustang, for his 137th, and last, victory, but then attempted an emergency landing at Parchim. His aircraft rolled into a bomb crater and exploded, killing him instantly.

Franz Schall was credited with 137 victories in 550 missions^[1]. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front, including 61 Il-2 Stormoviks. All 14 of his victories claimed over the Western front were gained flying the Me 262 jet fighter and included six four-engine bombers and 10 P-51 fighters^[2].

[edit] Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 February 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (20 March 1944)
• Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (10 October 1944)

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