Английская Википедия:Franz Piechulek

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Шаблон:Infobox military person Leutnant Franz Piechulek was a German World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories.

World War I military service

He was assigned to Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 5 on 27 October 1917.[1] He scored his first aerial victory there, downing a Nieuport on 22 November.[2] He then moved on to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 41 on 14 December.[1] On 5 January 1918, he set an enemy observation balloon afire for his second win.[2] Four days later, he moved to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 56 to pilot an Albatros D.Va or a Fokker D.VII.[1] He arrived the same day as his new Staffelführer, Franz Schleiff.[3] Between 5 March and 4 October 1918, Piechulek rolled up another dozen triumphs,[1] outlasting both Schlieff and his replacement, Dieter Collin.[4]

Sources of information

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References

  • Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918 Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. Шаблон:ISBN, Шаблон:ISBN.

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