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Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace. [1] He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens.
The term Immelmann turn, named after German World War I Eindecker fighter ace Leutnant Max Immelmann, refers to two different aircraft maneuvers. In World War I aerial combat , an Immelmann turn was a maneuver used after an attack on another aircraft to reposition the attacking aircraft for another attack.
Basic fighter maneuver development began during World War I, with maneuvers such as the "Immelmann", named after German pilot Max Immelmann, the "break" and the "barrel roll". The modern Immelmann differs from the original version, which is now called a stall turn or "Hammerhead turn". The Immelmann turn was an effective maneuver in the early ...
Wright Immelmann (ライト・インメルマン, Raito Inmeruman) Voiced by: Seiro Ogino Hayate's father, who was a Major in the N.U.N.S. 77th Air Wing. During Windermere's war of independence, Wright dropped a dimensional bomb on the city Carlisle, wiping out the N.U.N.S. forces stationed there along with scores of civilians.
Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn the Pour le Mérite. This close-support Stuka unit fought principally in the southern sector of the Eastern Front in places like Stalingrad and the Caucasus. The early two Schlachtgeschwader 1 ...
Max Immelmann: German Empire: February 1915 – 18 June 1916 1911–1916 Fokker E.I and Fokker E.IV: Werner Voss: German Empire: 27 January 1915 – 23 September 1917 1914–1917 48 Albatros D.III, Fokker Dr.I, Pfalz D.III, Pfalz Dr.I, Albatros D.V: 48 confirmed victories, tied with Josef Jacobs. Erich Loewenhardt: German Empire: March 1917 ...
The Immelmann turn, an aerial maneuver developed by Max Immelmann; The Immelmann-Kaserne (Immelmann-Barracks), an Army Air Base in Celle, Germany; Immelmann III, Hitler's personal air transport, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
Pour le Mérite. The list contains recipients of the Pour le Mérite military class. Since the foundation, a total of 5,430 persons received this award. The Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order for officers until the end of World War I.