Martin “Tino” Becker was born on 12 April 1916 at Wiesbaden in Hesse. Becker’s service with the Luftwaffe began in 1940 flying with an unknown reconnaissance unit. He flew 27 reconnaisance missions. In early 1943, Becker transferred to the Nachtjagd, being posted to 11./NJG 4. On 1 August, 11./NJG 4 was redesignated 2./NJG 6. Becker scored his first victory on the night of 22/23 September 1943. On 17 October 1943, Becker was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./NJG 6. He shot down three RAF bombers on the night of 20-21 December to record his 4th through 6th victories and began a series of multiple victories that included four victories on the night of 19/20 February 1944 (7-10) and six on the night of 22/23 March (13-18). On the night of 30/31 March 1944, Becker and his crew took off from Mainz Finthen at 23:45. Between 00:20 and 00:50 they shot down three RAF Lancaster and three RAF Halifax four-engine bombers in the area of Wetzlar and Fulda. On their way back to home base they shot down another Halifax over Luxemburg at 3:15. Becker was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 20 April 1944 for 26 victories. Becker’s series of multiple victories continued with three enemy aircraft shot down on each of the nights of 26/27 April and 27/28 April. On the night of 28/29 July, he claimed four and, on the night 25/26 August, he claimed a futher three (39-41). Becker was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of IV./NJG 6 on 20 October 1944. He had 43 victories to his credit at this time. On the night of 21/22 February 1945, he shot down three enemy aircraft (46-48).  Becker’s crowning achievement, and a Nachtjagd record, came on the night of 14/15 March 1945, when he claimed nine Lancaster bombers (49-57), including three shot down by his crewman Karl Johanssen with his MG 131 rearward facing armament. Becker recorded his 58th and last, victory on the night of 16/17 March. Hauptmann Becker was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 792) on 20 March.
    Martin Becker flew 83 nightfighting missions, in which he shot down 58 enemy aircraft, mostly four-engine bombers.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1	23.9.1943	23:21	Lancaster	I./NJG 6	Speyer
2	18.11.1943	20:44	Stirling	I./NJG 6	Maheinkeil
3	18.11.1943	21:05	Halifax	I./NJG 6	Rimbach
4	20.12.1943	19:50	Lancaster	I./NJG 6	12km NW Bad Nauheim
5	20.12.1943	19:52	Halifax	I./NJG 6	Near Weilmünster
6	20.12.1943	19:55	Halifax	I./NJG 6	Hintermeilingen
7	20.2.1944	2:59	Viermot	2./NJG 6	Harber
8	20.2.1944	3:02	Halifax	2./NJG 6	SE Celle
9	20.2.1944	3:20	Halifax	2./NJG 6	SW Stendal
10	20.2.1944	4:18	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	SW Leizip / Lancaster III (JB469) “EA-B” of 49 Sqn, RAF flown by F/Sgt E White, 7 killed
11	25.2.1944	21:30	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	12km E Luneville
12	25.2.1944	21:49	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	Roggenbach
13	22.3.1944	21:42	Viermot	2./NJG 6	Hamm-Paderborn
14	22.3.1944	21:53	Halifax	2./NJG 6	Paderborn area
15	22.3.1944	22:10	Viermot	2./NJG 6	130° Frankfurt-Main
16	22.3.1944	22:29	Viermot	2./NJG 6	NW Frankfurt-Main
17	22.3.1944	22:38	Halifax	2./NJG 6	NW Frankfurt-Main
18	22.3.1944	22:39	Halifax	2./NJG 6	ca. 150km NW Frankfurt-Main
19	24.3.1944	22:35	Viermot	2./NJG 6	15km E Reuden
20	31.3.1944	0:20	Halifax	2./NJG 6	190° von FF Kurfürst / Lancaster III (ND466) of 156 Sqn, RAF flown by S/L P R Goodwin , 4 killed, 4 POW
21	31.3.1944	0:23	Halifax	2./NJG 6	Leuchburg-Kln KK SE / Lancaster III (ND535) of 106 Sqn, RAF flown by P/O R Starkey, 6 killed, 1 POW
22	31.3.1944	0:33	Halifax	2./NJG 6	320° ~ FF Otto / Lancaster III (ND640) “OF-B” of 97 Sqn, RAF flown by F/Lt LV Hyde, 7 killed
23	31.3.1944	0:35	Halifax	2./NJG 6	320° ~ FF Otto: KK SE / Halifax III (LV857) of 51 Sqn, RAF flown by Sgt JPG Binder, 7 killed
24	31.3.1944	0:40	Halifax	2./NJG 6	330° ~ FF Otto / Halifax III (LW555) of 640 Sqn, RAF flown by P/O CE O’Brien, 7 killed
25	31.3.1944	0:50	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	350° ~ FF Otto / Halifax III (MZ504) of 432 Sqn, RAF flown by F/O CR Narum, 4 killed, 3 POW
26	31.3.1944	3:15	Halifax	2./NJG 6	NW Kettenbürg / Halifax (LK800) of 429 Sqn, RAF flown by P/O KH Bowly, all crew baled out, 5 POW, 2 evaded
27	25.4.1944	0:58	Halifax	2./NJG 6	SW Karlsrühe
28	27.4.1944	1:30	Viermot	2./NJG 6	FF "Christa"
29	27.4.1944	1:36	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	Stuttgart
30	27.4.1944	-	Viermot	2./NJG 6	-
31	28.4.1944	1:35	Halifax	2./NJG 6	Near FF "Christa"
32	28.4.1944	1:57	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	SW Bremen
33	28.4.1944	-	Viermot	2./NJG 6	-
34	26.7.1944	2:10	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	W Stuttgart
35	29.7.1944	1:25	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	270° Fu.F. “Christa”
36	29.7.1944	1:35	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	AP Fu.F. “Christa”
37	29.7.1944	1:45	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	180° Strausbourg
38	29.7.1944	2:04	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	Pforzheim-Calw
39	26.8.1944	0:50	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	F.F. “Otto” 220°
40	26.8.1944	1:08	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	S F.F. “Otto” 240°
41	26.8.1944	1:15	Halifax	2./NJG 6	S F.F. “Otto” 230°
42	12.9.1944	22:45	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	Frankfurt Main
43	12.9.1944	22:53	Lancaster	2./NJG 6	-
44	2/3.1.1945	-	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	-
45	2/3.1.1945	-	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	-
46	21/22.1.1945	-	Viermot	Stab IV./NJG 6	-
47	21/22.1.1945	-	Viermot	Stab IV./NJG 6	-
48	21/22.1.1945	-	Viermot	Stab IV./NJG 6	-
49	15.3.1945	21:53	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	SE Erfurt
50	15.3.1945	21:59	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Weimar-Naumburg
51	15.3.1945	22:03	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Naumburg
52	15.3.1945	22:05	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Naumburg
53	15.3.1945	22:06	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Naumburg
54	15.3.1945	22:15	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Jenna
55	15.3.1945	23:00	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	NE Schwabisch Hall
56	15.3.1945	23:15	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	Near Unterschlauersbach
57	15.3.1945	23:37	B-17	Stab IV./NJG 6	Near Crailsheim
58	16.3.1945	21:35	Lancaster	Stab IV./NJG 6	30-50km W Nürnberg / Lancaster I (NG492) “PM-D” of 103 Sqn, RAF flown by F/L Stephamoff, 7 killed

Victories : 58
Awards : Ehrenpokal (15 May 1944)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (25 May 1944)
                Ritterkreuz (20 April 1944)
                Eichenlaub (20 March 1945)
Units : NJG 4, NJG 6