Rudolf Frank
✓ Source-basedrisingGerman fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Lived 1920 to 1944 · aged 23
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Rudolf Frank was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 45 enemy aircraft shot down in 183 combat missions. All of his victories were claimed over the Western Front in nocturnal Defense of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command.
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A map of part of the Kammhuber Line. The 'belt' and night fighter 'boxes' are shown.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 of NJG 3 similar to those flown by Frank.![Lichtenstein cathode-ray tubes: • The left tube indicated other aircraft ahead as bumps. • The center tube indicated range to a specific target and whether they were higher or lower. • The right tube indicated whether the target was to left or right.[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Lichtenstein_FuG_202_Viestimuseo_2.JPG/1280px-Lichtenstein_FuG_202_Viestimuseo_2.JPG)
Lichtenstein cathode-ray tubes: • The left tube indicated other aircraft ahead as bumps. • The center tube indicated range to a specific target and whether they were higher or lower. • The right tube indicated whether the target was to left or right.[11]
Luftwaffenhelferinen helped plot the course of enemy bombers.
His grave at the German war cemetery YsselsteynAwards 2
About this person
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1944 · aged 23
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