Engaging Viermots

Anton "Toni" Hackl (25 March 1915 – 10 July 1984) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 192 enemy aircraft shot down in over 1'000 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with 87 claims over the Western Front. Of his 87 victories over the Western Allies, at least 32 were four-engined bombers, further 24 victories were unconfirmed.
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The image shows him in September 1943 in his Bf109G-6. He operated with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11) on Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) duties. On 1 October, he became group commander III./JG 11. Hackl went on to claim 25 four-engined bombers shot down during his time with III. Gruppe. He was shot down eight times and wounded four times.
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Text-Source: Wikipedia