Alfred Schreiber (11 November 1923 – 26 November 1944), nicknamed "Bubi", was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. He is noted for claiming the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history. He was born in Keplachowitz.
On 26 July 1944, Leutnant Schreiber, a former Zerstörergeschwader 26 pilot, intercepted and attacked a Mosquito PR XVI, a photo-reconnaissance aircraft from No. 540 Squadron RAF, while flying Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a W.Nr. 130 017. It is often referred to as the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history.[1] Although damaged, the Mosquito, did in fact, manage to return to an Allied held airfield in Italy and the aircraft was lost in the crash landing.[2] Schreiber would be credited with a further four aerial victories before being killed on 26 November 1944, making him one of the first jet aces in history.[3] Schreiber was killed in a crash landing at Lechfeld flying the same Me 262 A-1a WNr. 130 017. His wheels caught the lip of a slit trench, causing his Me 262 to cartwheel.[4]
Schreiber submitted the following claims:[5]
| Number | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 July 1944 | No. 540 Squadron Royal Air Force Mosquito PR XVI |
| 2 | 2 August 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire |
| 3 | 26 August 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire |
| 4 | 5 September 1944 | Spitfire PR XI of the USAAF 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group |
| 5 | 28 October 1944 | P-38 Lightning F-5E-3-LO of 7th PRG / 22nd PRS piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Eugene Selzer Williams (POW) |
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