Helmut Lange
Helmut Lange | |
|---|---|
| Died | After 4 November 1918 |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service | Aviation |
| Unit | Jagdstaffel 26 |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
Helmut Lange IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.
World War I
[edit]Helmut Lange served in Jagdstaffel 26 during World War I. He scored nine aerial victories there,[1] under the leadership of Bruno Loerzer and Franz Brandt. Lange temporarily commanded of the squadron from 22 August through 12 September 1918.[2]
List of aerial victories
[edit]See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
| No. | Date/time | Aircraft | Foe | Result | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 1918 @ 1730 hours | Sopwith Dolphin | St.-Pierre | No. 19 Squadron RFC casualty | ||
| 2 | 8 May 1918 @ 0945 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | South of Zillebeke Lake | No. 74 Squadron RAF casualty | ||
| 3 | 31 May 1918 @ 1705 hours | Spad | Southwest of Longpont | |||
| 4 | 27 August 1918 @ 0840 hours | Sopwith Camel | Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais | |||
| 5 | 2 September 1918 @ 1015 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Villers | |||
| 6 | 2 September 1918 @ 1245 hours | Sopwith Camel | Northeast of Barelle | |||
| 7 | 16 September 1918 @ 0850 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Northeast of Quiéry-la-Motte | No. 11 Squadron RAF casualty | ||
| 8 | 30 October 1918 @ 1230 hours | Airco DH.9 | Crespin | No. 98 Squadron RAF casualty | ||
| 9 | 4 November 1918 @ 1015 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Vieux Rengts | No. 48 Squadron RAF casualty[1][3] |
Post World War I
[edit]Although Lange almost certainly survived the war, it is not known what became of him.
Endnotes
[edit]- ^ a b The Aerodrome website page on Lange http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/lange.php Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ The Aerodrome website page on Jasta 26 http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta26.php Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
- ^ Franks, et al., p. 153.
References
[edit]- Franks, Norman, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
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