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Old 16 April 2002, 05:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi,

Looking for more information on this man who had to do a forced landing in the Netherlands in the week of the 4th till 10th April 1918, plus exactly when this happened.

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Old 16 April 2002, 08:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Regulus,

I have him as Paul Zeidler and only that he was FTL and interned on 2Apr18. I did not have in MFJ I, thanks. R.
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Hi Regulus

I have Zeidler as a Fz.Mtr(Flugzeugmatrose) and that he was a member of MFJ II(marine Jasta) when interned on 3 April 1918...

However he could have been recently promoted.. :-/

He did join MFJ II on 31 March 1918 from Küsta III. It was during a test flight(alone) with an Halb CL II from MFJ I that he lost his way and landed in Holland.

The Halb CL II had the serial 14252/17 with a Mercedes 160 ps 35594.
He landed at Aardenburg, Zeeland. The a/c was later given Dutch serial H415.

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Old 17 April 2002, 01:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks Rick and Gunnar !

I knew about the Dutch serial of a Halberstadt CL II and now I have the identification also. Great !

The Wochenberichte Kofl M states his as an Obermatrose.

Is it correct that he flew with MFJ II but was flying a machine from MFJ I as I understand it ?
Because he is listed as lost and his unit as MFJ I ???

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Hi again

Yes, Zeidler was a member of MFJ II and by some reason "borrowed" an a/c from MFJ I while doing his training flight...

Also the monthly loss list of Marine flying personal lossed in April 1918, which was published in mid May 1918 has Zeidler as Fz.Mtr.....

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Hi Gunnar,

Curious thing. He still could be Ob.Matr. as he is mentioned that way in one document. Perhaps indeed a promotion that came just days before his death ?
Well it's just a small mystery for once !
Not what we're sometimes used to.

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