In the second half of 1940 170 RAF bombers failed to return.
Out of 109 RAF bombers dispatched, 47 were shot down.
The RAF bombers released their bombs but did little damage.
On the night of 7/8 July he shot down three RAF bombers.
In the first two months, around 20 RAF bombers and reconnaissance aircraft were shot down.
British anti-aircraft guns opened fire on the RAF bombers and some may have been hit.
On the night of 20-21 January 1944 he claimed five RAF bombers.
RAF bombers scatter the dust over Berlin and leave no survivors.
By the end of the fighting, the Germans claimed 38 RAF bombers.
RAF bombers could only reach the mainly ports or coastal cities in northern Germany.