On 17th October, 204 victory ace Oberleutnant Anton Hafner led a flight of 8./JG 51 on a patrol over the southwest area of Lithuania. While patrolling, Hafner’s flight was intercepted by Yaks of 3rd Escadrille, 303rd Fighter Aviation Division, part of the famous French Normandie-Niemen regiment. Hafner was seen to hit a tree while chasing a Yak 9 at low level and was killed in the crash. Hafner remains the highest scoring pilot of JG 51 ‘Mölders' for the rest of the Second World War.
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