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
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.
From left: Oberleutnant Hans Joachim Buddecke, General Otto Liman von Sanders, Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke.
Erwin Böhme
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Erwin Böhme was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 24 aerial victories. He was born in Holzminden on 28 July 1879. Both studious and athletic, he became a champion swimmer, proficient ice
Oswald Boelcke
…while commanding Jagdstaffel 2, maintaining his position as the world's highest-scoring ace. He was killed in a mid-air collision with his best friend, Erwin Böhme, on 28 October 1916. By the end of the war, Jagdstaffel 2 (renamed Jasta Boelcke) had 25 aces in its ranks; many of them were selected to lead other…
Erwin Böhme, after the death of Oswald Boelcke
A 2006 view of Holzminden's old town.
Usambara Railway tracks
A Nieuport 12 replica in French livery.