His Bf 109 G-14 was hit in the engine by a P-51 flown by Col. Hubert Zemke and caught fire.
Captured after several days of evasion, Zemke was transported to several interrogation centers and interrogated by the famous Hanns Scharff.
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On June 13, 1943, while leading the 56th FG Zemke encountered and claimed two German FW 190s flown by pilots of "Jagdgeschwader 54".
Hubert Zemke, career officer in the USAAF, fighter pilot in World War II, and a leading USAAF ace.
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Among the notable pilots of the 479th were its second group commander, Col. Hubert Zemke, with 17.75 confirmed aerial victories and Major Robin Olds, who was officially credited with 12 German planes shot down and 11.5 others destroyed on the ground.