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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
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.
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Oswald Boelcke – 24 December 1915; One of Germany's top aces of World War I; also received the Pour le Mérite. Otto Deßloch – award date unknown; later a Colonel General in the Luftwaffe; he also received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves.