Franz Piechulek
Franz Piechulek | |
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Born | Unknown |
Died | Unknown |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | Aviation |
Rank | Leutnant |
Unit | Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 5; Jagdstaffel 41: Jagdstaffel 56 |
Awards | Iron Cross First Class |
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
- ^ a b c d Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. pp. 179–180.
- ^ a b "Franz Piechulek". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. pp. 200–201.
- ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 94.
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. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
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