In 1999 a special exhibition of his production design sketches was held in London. His family left Germany in 1934 to avoid the Nazis, moving to England. When war came, he joined Britain's Royal Air Force and became their only German fighter pilot. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003. Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980 Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1999 He flew Hawker Typhoon ground attack aircraft with 609 squadron of the RAF in the... imdb
In 1999 a special exhibition of his production design sketches was held in London. His family left Germany in 1934 to avoid the Nazis, moving to England. When war came, he joined Britain's Royal Air Force and became their only German fighter pilot. Knight www.imdb.com/name/nm0010553/