Hans-Joachim Buddecke
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Hans-Joachim Buddecke was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with thirteen victories. He was the third ace, after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, to earn the Blue Max. He saw combat in thr
Hans-Joachim Buddecke, in Turkish uniform, with the Pour le Mérite at his neck
Hans-Joachim Buddecke, Otto Liman von Sanders and Oswald Boelcke in Turkey, 1916
On 6 September 1916, Buddecke forced down this FE2b and captured it for his eighth victory.
Grave of Hans Joachim Buddecke (1918) on the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin
Oswald Boelcke
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Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke was a German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories during World War I. Boelcke is honored as the father of the German fighter air fo
Hans-Joachim Buddecke
…August 1890 – 10 March 1918) was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with thirteen victories. He was the third ace, after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, to earn the Blue Max (Pour le Mérite). He saw combat in three theaters during the First World War: Bulgaria, Turkey, and the Western Front. His exploits…
Oswald Boelcke wearing his Pour le Mérite
Boelcke's instructional aircraft was an Aviatik B.I
A Fokker E.III draws a crowd of curious soldiers.