Franz Piechulek

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Franz Piechulek
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown
AllegianceGermany
Service/branchAviation
Rank Leutnant
UnitKampfeinsitzerstaffel 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.

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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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 "Franz Piechulek". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 94.

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