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| Name: |
Franz "Locken" Hemer |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA(A) 283
Jasta 6 |
| Victories: |
18 |
| Born: |
1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
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| Died: |
18 October 1982 |
| Place of Death: |
Frankfurt |
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Hemer served with FA(A) 283 before he was posted to Jasta 6 on 10 September 1917. After scoring 18 victories, he was wounded in action on 9 August 1918 when his Fokker DR.I was shot down during a dogfight with British D.H.9s and Sopwith Camels.
"The triplane was my favourite fighting machine because it had such wonderful flying qualities. I could let myself stunt — looping and rolling — and could avoid an enemy by diving with perfect safety. The triplane had to be given up because although it was very manoeuvrable, it was no longer fast enough." Franz Hemer |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
27 Oct 1917 |
1420 |
Jasta 6 |
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R.E.8 |
N of Gheluvelt |
| 2 |
12 Nov 1917 |
1035 |
Jasta 6 |
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R.E.8 |
N of Ypres |
| 3 |
10 Mar 1918 |
1430 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Camel (C6719) |
Montbrehain |
| 4 |
13 Mar 1918 |
1040 |
Jasta 6 |
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S.E.5a |
S of Cambrai |
| 5 |
27 Mar 1918 |
0750 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Dolphin |
SE of Albert |
| 6 |
01 Apr 1918 |
0800 |
Jasta 6 |
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D.H.4 |
Achiet-le-Petit |
| 7 |
06 Apr 1918 |
1715 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Dolphin (C3939) |
Demuin |
| 8 |
09 May 1918 |
1230 |
Jasta 6 |
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R.E.8 |
E of Cachy |
| 9 |
10 May 1918 |
1950 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Camel |
Cherisy |
| 10 |
19 May 1918 |
1940 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
Harbonnières |
| 11 |
28 Jun 1918 |
1230 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD 2 |
Silly-la-Potterie |
| 12 |
03 Jul 1918 |
0800 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
E of Courtieux |
| 13 |
16 Jul 1918 |
0530 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Camel |
S of Dormans |
| 14 |
16 Jul 1918 |
0535 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Camel |
S of Dormans |
| 15 |
18 Jul 1918 |
0915 |
Jasta 6 |
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Bréguet 14 |
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| 16 |
22 Jul 1918 |
1620 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
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| 17 |
01 Aug 1918 |
0910 |
Jasta 6 |
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Nieuport 28 |
Fère-en-Tardenois |
| 18 |
08 Aug 1918 |
1900 |
Jasta 6 |
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D.H.9 |
Nesle |
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