1. On 10 May 1940, Werner Streib claimed his first aerial victory.
20 Facts About Werner Streib
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In 1943, Werner Streib was involved in evaluating the then new Heinkel He 219.
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Werner Streib, the son of a merchant, was born on 13 June 1911 in Pforzheim, at the time located in the Grand Duchy of Baden of the German Empire.
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On 1 October 1935, then an Oberfahnrich, Werner Streib transferred to the newly emerging Luftwaffe and was promoted to Leutnant on 1 April 1936.
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Werner Streib first served as an air observer with an aerial reconnaissance unit before in 1938, he was posted to the II.
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On 10 May 1940, the first day of the Battle of France, Werner Streib claimed his first aerial victory.
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Two nights later at 01:22, Werner Streib claimed his second nocturnal, his third overall, victory over another Whitley shot down 10 kilometers north of Munster.
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Werner Streib was credited with shooting down a Vickers Wellington at 23:24 north-northeast of Emmerich am Rhein and a Handley Page Hampden at 00:32 near Arnhem.
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Werner Streib was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 2.
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Werner Streib was the 197th member of the German armed forces to be so honored.
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Werner Streib received the Oak Leaves from Adolf Hitler personally at his office in the New Reich Chancellery in Berlin on 11 May 1943.
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Werner Streib was involved in evaluating the then new Heinkel He 219 for its suitability as night fighter.
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Low on fuel, Werner Streib reported that during the landing approach the cockpit iced up, impairing his vision, necessitating an instrument approach.
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Werner Streib activated the electrically controlled flaps and lowered the landing gear.
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Werner Streib, misjudging his airspeed, flared the aircraft and slammed it into the runway.
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Werner Streib is mentioned in the book Almost a Lifetime by John McMahon when he shot down John's Lancaster, killing all but John.
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Werner Streib was asked to testify in the aftermaths of the 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident.
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Werner Streib was responsible for training the beginner pilots in the West German Air Force.
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Werner Streib died on 15 June 1986 in Munich and was buried at the Ostfriedhof in Munich with military honors.
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Spick states that Werner Streib was credited with 66 aerial victories, including one by day.