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| Name: |
Walter Kypke |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FFA 2, 57
Jasta 14, 41, 47
KEK Avillers
Kest 5 |
| Victories: |
9 |
| Born: |
22 September 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Stettin |
| Died: |
06 June 1924 |
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| Place of Death: |
Magdeburg |
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Following pilot training in 1915, Kypke served with various units of the German Air Force. In August 1916, he scored his first victory with KEK A followed by 4 more victories as a member of Jasta 41 in 1917. On 27 October 1917, Kypke assumed command of Kest 5 and scored his 6th victory before becoming commander of Jasta 47 on 26 December 1917. He remained with this unit until the end of the war and scored 3 more victories during 1918. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
Aug 1916 |
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KEK Avillers |
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EA |
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| 2 |
03 Sep 1917 |
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Jasta 41 |
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Salmson |
Rodern |
| 3 |
16 Sep 1917 |
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Jasta 41 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Colmar |
| 4 |
16 Oct 1917 |
1130 |
Jasta 41 |
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Salmson 2A2 |
E of Obertraubach |
| 5 |
16 Oct 1917 |
1635 |
Jasta 41 |
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AR2 |
S of Courtelevant |
| 6 |
07 Nov 1917 |
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Kest 5 |
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Nieuport |
Hagenbach |
| 7 |
12 Apr 1918 |
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Jasta 47 |
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R.E.8 |
Merris |
| 8 |
25 May 1918 |
1930 |
Jasta 47 |
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R.E.8 |
Beythem |
| 9 |
16 Jul 1918 |
1430 |
Jasta 47 |
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SPAD |
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