Peter Spoden

Peter Spoden (born 8 November 1921) was a German night fighter ace during WWII.[Note 1] He was born in Borken. He was credited with 24 night victories and bearer of the German Cross in Gold.[1] Spoden was member of night fighter units NJG 5 and NJG 6 and appointed to Gruppenkommandeur of I./NJG 6 at the end of war. In the 1950s, after the re-establishment of the German airline Lufthansa, he became Captain on the DC-3 and the famous Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, later on Boeing 720, Boeing 707 and Boeing 747. Her trained hundreds of commercial pilots until his retirement in 1981.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces

References

  1. ↑ "Aces of the Luftwaffe - Peter Spoden". Luftwaffe.cz. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Enemy in the Dark: The Story of a Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Pilot Retrieved February 26, 2016

Bibliography

  • Spoden, Peter (2003). Enemy in the Dark: The Story of a Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Pilot. Cerberus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-8414-5032-2. 


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