Pilot of U-10

[pmirl]

Anybody know where I can get some info and a photo of the pilot who flew Fokker DVII "U-10"?


Paul

Here's a little on the pilot:

http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1144.htm

No picture of Heinz I'm afraid.

regards

[Rick]

Paul, can't provide a photo, but here's his service record:

Ltn. Heinz Frhr. von Beaulieu-Marconnay, pilot:

FFA 2_________ ('15)
Jasta 7________ 22Sep16 - 20Sep17
AFP 4 Instr.____ 20Sep17 - 14Oct17
Jasta 7________ 14Oct17 - 13Dec17
KEST 5 ________ 13Dec17 - 21Aug18
AFP C _________ 21Aug18 - 27Aug18
Jasta 65 _______ 27Aug18 - 9Nov18 POW near Verdun in Fokker D.VII (OAW) 4635/18.

R.

[Tim West]

I looked for a photo too but no luck.

Rosebud has a photo of U10 before it was caputured, and there is a pilot in the plane, but you cant see his face.

http://204.83.160.230/archive/a/images/D7_U10.jpg

[gipsymoth236k]

My distant relative, Lt. Sumner Sewall (95th AERO SQUADRON) was credited with "capturing" this Fokker D.VII "U.10" at Verdun just a week before the war ended. He said the pilot seem very depressed about the war and the recent loss of his famous brother. It seemed the pilot really was throwing in the towel.

They shared a few drinks before the German was taken away. Little did he know then how famous his "captured" D.VII would become years later!

-Gary Sewall

[pmirl]

Thanks for the info guys!

Gary, do you have any more details? I bet it was interesting!


Thanks,

Paul

[Soderbaum]

Hi

Lt. Sumner Sewall (95th AERO SQUADRON) was credited with "capturing" this Fokker D.VII "U-10" at Verdun just a week before the war ended.

I have also always been under the impresion that Heinz Fhr von Beaulieu-Marconnay was a "deserter" and not being involved in any combat when being captured...

So any original combat reports which show other would be very interesting...!


Gunnar

[Jos]

Hallo Paul,

I found a picture of Heinz von B-M.
In the Jasta Pilots is a picture of Jasta 65, May 1918. Heinz is one of them.

Greetings,

Jos

[Amy]

Hi Paul:

There's a 16-page article titled "The History of Fokker D.VII U-10" in the Summer 1964 issue of Cross & Cockade. Included are photos of the plane, correspondence from Sewall, as well as from others and the article includes an interrogation report of prisoner Heinz.

If you're interested in the article but don't have the aforementioned Cross & Cockade issue, let me know and I'll scan the article for you.

Cheers, Amy

[Amy]

Also found the article "U.10 Recosidered" by Thomas G. Miller, jr in the Spring 1972 issue of Cross & Cockade. If interested, I can scan this too. It's three pages.

Sorry, I can't find any photos of Heinz, but looks like Jos did.