Leutnant Werner Wagener (born 13 November 1894, date of death unknown) was a World War Iflying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1] As a Fokker Eindekker pilot, he was one of the first flying aces in history.
A Fokker-E III replica, similar to Wagener's original mount.A Farman F40 was Wagener's first victim.
Werner Wagener was born in Dessau, Germany on 13 November 1894.[2]
Wagener enlisted in the German military on 8 August 1914, serving in a rail service battalion. Wounded by shrapnel on 5 December, he returned from on 1 March 1915. Upon requesting a transfer to aviation service, he was forwarded for observer's training. Upon completion, he was forwarded to pilot's school.[2]
On 24 July 1916, he was posted to the Macedonian front to join Jagdstaffel 38 as a pilot. He received one of the first German fighters for his use, a Fokker Eindekker. On 30 September 1916, he used this pioneering fighter to shoot down a Serbian Farman F40.[2]
On 19 August 1917, he was posted to Jagdstaffel 39, which was transferred to the Italian Front. While there, he claimed several aerial victories, three of which were confirmed. Then he was wounded in action on 25 November, and returned to France. Once there, he became a member of Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 1a tasked with defending Mannheim from bombing raids. He was subsequently transferred to similar defensive duties with Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 5 and with Schutzstaffel 14 while scoring no further victories..[2]
↑ The Aerodrome website page on Wagener Retrieved on 16 September 2020
1 2 3 4 5 6 Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, p. 225
↑ The Aerodrome website page on the Iron Cross Retrieved 16 September 2020
↑ The Aerodrome website page on the Wound Badge Retrieved 16 September 2020
↑ The Aerodrome website page on the MMC Retrieved 16 September 2020
Reference
Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Norman Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN0-948817-73-9, ISBN978-0-948817-73-1.
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