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Shot Down By Oswald Boelcke
Shot Down By Oswald Boelcke
Oswald Boelcke was regarded as the Father of the German Air Force. He mentored von Richthofen and was credited with 40 victories. This community seeks to bring together the British and Commonwealth crews shot down by him.
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Born 1893
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about Eynon George Arthur Bowen -
Born 1891
British Army Lieutenant East African Regiment
British Army Lieutenant East African Forces
British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment
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More about Robert Eric Wilson -
Born 1895
British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment
British Army Captain Royal Air Force
More about Jack Sydney Smith -
Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about John Hugh Gale -
Born 1897
British Army Wiltshire Regiment
British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps
More about Kenneth Whitmarsh Gray -
Born 1894
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery And Royal Field Artillery
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 260
More about Patrick Anthony Laugan Byrne -
Born 1897
Died 1977
British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment seconded to RFC
More about John Victor Bowring -
Born 1891
British Army 2587 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps
More about Fred Barton -
Born 1893
Died 1928
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force
British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
More about William Edmund Somervell -
Born 1889
Died 1974
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
British Army Major Royal Air Force
More about Justin Howard Herring -
Born 1896
Died 1937
British Army Flight Commander Royal Flying Corps
British Army Captain 5th Lancers attached Royal Flying Corps
More about Robert Parsons Harvey -
Born 1884
Died 1942
Indian Army Captain 48th Pioneers Indian Army, and Royal Flying Corps
More about David Benjamin Gray -
Died 1916
British Army 7/3324 Private 7th Leinster Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Innis Fusiliers and Royal Flying Corps
More about John Collen -
Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
More about William Fraser -
Born 1889
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 259
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 70 Squadron
More about Carl John Beatty -
Born 1891
Died 1916
British Army 54330 Corporal Royal Engineers
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant
More about George Keith Welsford -
Born 1890
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment
More about Leonard Kingdon -
Born 1895
Died 1964
British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force
More about Leonard Basil Helder -
Born 1892
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 285
Canadian Expeditionary Force 285 Sapper Canadian Signal Corps
More about Jeffrey Mcvicar Strathy -
Born 1882
Died 1916
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps
More about Leslie Porter