Anton Hafner by Ivan Berryman. (B) PER405 with Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rich

with Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rich losing a hand and nearly losing his other arm

and supplied with the original signatures of Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased)

a distance of 200 miles

24th Regiment of Foot

Anton Hafner by Ivan Berryman. (B) PER405 with Lieutenant Colonel Robert RichDHM1901B. Anton Hafner by Ivan Berryman. The top scoring ace of JG. 51, Anton Hafner is credited with 204 confirmed victories. A prolific scorer, on 8th August 1944, he shot down no fewer than seven Russian Sturmoviks and, by October of that year, his overall tally had exceeded 200. He died in combat with a Yak 7, his 204th victim, when his aircraft hit a tree. He is shown here in Messerschmitt Bf. 109G 6 442013 Black 1. Signed by Feldwebel Heinz