✠ Eduard Lindinger ✠ 17.01.1915 - 01.09.2004
Served with Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg" - a Luftwaffe bomber unit with Heinkel He 111 and later the famous 'Tigers in the Sky' Heinkel He 177 bombers ( the first aircraft in history with radio controlled guided missiles ).
The unit was assigned the Hindenburg family crest as its emblem.
Eduard Lindinger flew a total of 322 sorties in WWII, including a few as a night-fighter pilot. He is credited with destroying an aircraft engine factory at Rybinsk, a rubber-producing collective facility at Yaroslavl, 8 tanks, 3 locomotives, 3 freight trains, over 100 trucks and other transport, a minesweeper and 2 auxiliary war ships. He was awarded:
✠ Knight's Cross (9 December 1942)
✠ German Cross in Gold (18 May 1942)
✠ Luftwaffe Honor Goblet (13 February 1942)
✠ Iron Cross I. Class (4 August 1941)
✠ Iron Cross II. Class (26 May 1941)
✠ Front Flying Clasp in Gold with Pendant (13 October 1942)
✠ Front Flying Clasp in Gold (16 November 1941)
✠ Front Flying Clasp in Silver (15 September 1941)
✠ Front Flying Clasp in Bronze (12 July 1941)
✠ Wound Badge in Black (13 August 1942)
✠ Eastern Front Medal (16 July 1942)
✠ Pilot’s Badge (15 February 1940)