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Oswald Boelcke PlM (German:; 19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) was a World War I German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories. . Boelcke is honored as the father of the German fighter air force, and of air combat as a
Jasta 2 (Jagdstaffel Zwei in full and also known as Jasta Boelcke) was one of the best-known German Luftstreitkräfte squadrons in World War I.Its first commanding officer was the great aerial tactician Oswald Boelcke, and it was the incubator of several notable aviation careers.
The Dicta Boelcke is a list of fundamental aerial maneuvers of aerial combat formulated by First World War German flying ace Oswald Boelcke. Equipped with one of the first fighter aircraft, Boelcke became Germany's foremost flying ace during 1915 and 1916.
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Oswald Boelcke † German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 40 [5] PLM, IC Franz Büchner German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 40 [5] PLM, MOSH, HOH, IC Philip F. Fullard United Kingdom: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 40 [7] DSO, MC*, AFC Lothar von Richthofen German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 40 [5] PLM, HOH, IC Roderic Dallas † Australia
The German ace Oswald Boelcke created eight essential rules of dogfighting, the Dicta Boelcke. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Both sides also made use of aircraft for bombing , strafing , maritime reconnaissance , antisubmarine warfare , and the dropping of propaganda .
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.
On 20 April 1961 the wing was given the name "Boelcke", in honor of the World War I Luftstreitkräfte fighter pilot Oswald Boelcke. Initially equipped with Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighters, the wing received Lockheed F-104 Starfighters starting in 1961 and became the first operational air force Starfighter wing on 20 June 1962.