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Otto Fries | Leutnant Otto Fries Otto Fries was posted to NJG I nightfighter unit in January 1942 as a Gefreiter. He served with them on the Western Front right through until the end of the war, flying continuously against RAF Bomber Command. He was commissioned Leutnant in August 1943. In July 1944 Otto was flying Me110s of II.Gruppe based in St. Trond, St. Dizier and then Arnheim. He later joined I.Gruppe before transferring to Münster-Hansdorf flying the Heinkel 219 Owl. He is one of the last surviving He219 pilots. Shot down four times, on the second of which he escaped by catapult ejection seat out of the He219 during night operations for home defence - it is thought had been shot down by night fighter Mosquito R of 85 Sqd flown by F/Lt Vaughan and F/Sgt R D McKinnon. The right hand engine of his He219 suddenly exploded into flames. With the loss of most of the control of the aircraft he jettisoned the aircrafts canopy, his wireless operator Feldwebel Alfred Staffa baled out and was severley wounded on landing with his parachute. Lt Otto Fries could not regain sufficient control of the He219 which was now burning so he ejected. He landed unhurt by means of his parachute. The He219 crashed about 3 kilometres south of Hertogenbosch and was destroyed. This was only the third such ejection in combat in the world. Otto scored 18 air victories by the end of the war. |
Items Signed by Leutnant Otto Fries |
  | Night Defender by Graeme Lothian. (P) Price : £420.00 | Messerschmitt Me110 night fighter attacking Lancaster bombers during a night raid. This original drawing is signed by three top night fighter pilots and radio operators. ...... | |
  | Night of Defiance by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £300.00 | Boulton Paul Defiant of 151 Sqn, based at Wittering, attacking a Messerschmitt Me110. Following an exhausting summer during the Battle of Britain, 151 was designated a night fighter squadron and was equipped both with Hurricanes and Defiants. On the...... | |
  | Messerschmitt Bf.110G4b/R3 by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £300.00 | Messerschmitt Bf.110G4b/R3 of 7 Staffel, III/Natchjagdgeschwader 4, Autumn 1943. ...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Otto Fries. Price : £45.00 | Flew the Me110 as a night-fighter with NJG1 from January 1942 until the end of World War Two, scoring 18 victories. He later switched to the He219 'Owl' and was shot down 4 times. The second time, engine on fire from a No.85 Sqn Mosquito at...... | |
  | Impossible Odds by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £320.00 | Outnumbered and outclassed, the aging Gloster Gladiators of 112 Sqn nonetheless put up a spirited defence in the skies above Crete as Germanys Operation Mercury gathered momentum in the Spring of 1941. Here, shark-mouthed Messerschmitt Bf.110s of Z...... |
  | Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Price : £160.00 | A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the d...... | |
| | Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £260.00 | A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the d...... | |
| | Into the Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £240.00 | A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the d...... | |
| | Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian (XX) SOLD OUT | A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian (Y) Price : £130.00 | A Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 of NJG-1 climbing out from their base a Munster Hansdorf, as they set out on a deadly mission. Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the d...... |
  | Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £150.00 | Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II./ZG76...... | |
| | Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £230.00 | Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II./ZG76...... | |
| | Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £180.00 | Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II./ZG76...... | |
| | Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £140.00 | Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II./ZG76...... | |
| | Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £160.00 | Slow, frail, out-dated and hopelessly outnumbered, Gladiator biplanes of 112 Squadron RAF tenaciously throw themselves into the fray, attacking Luftwaffe fighter-bombers in the battle for Crete, in April 1941. This painting shows Me110Cs of II./ZG76...... |
  | Top Night Fighter by Stan Stokes. (D) Price : £320.00 | Major Heinz Schnaufer, with 121 victories, was the top-scoring night fighter ace of all time. He became a Luftwaffe pilot in 1942 and obtained his first victory in June of that year. By August his victory count had reached twenty-two and he was put ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Leutnant Otto Fries |
  | Me110 aircraft prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £470.00 Saving : £320 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. One - Tens Over Kent by Nicolas Trudgian Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
  | Four German WW2 aircraft prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £420.00 Saving : £320 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. Timber Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian. Mountain Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian | |
 | Luftwaffe Me-110 Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £450.00 Saving : £300 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Dawn Strike by Richard Taylor. One - Tens Over Kent by Nicolas Trudgian | |
 | Me-110 Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £140 | ...... Titles in this pack : Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Focke-Wulf Fw190A-5/U8 by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Pack 795. Pack of two Me110 aviation prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. |
| | Pack 796. Pack of two Me110 aircraft prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £210 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : One - Tens Over Kent by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) |
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