who died the quickest?

Executioner128 · 8 May 2006, 09:38 AM

Which was the first ace to die a natural death (so no suicide, no accident, ...) after the war?

a simple but interesting question

thank you

Thomas

8 May 2006, 09:49 AM

Hm...Fritz

Otto Bernert comes to my mind now, died in 18.10 1918 from influenza. But I am sure somebody will be able to pick up somebody dying sooner

Cheers Honza.

Ginger. · 8 May 2006, 11:32 AM

I'll wager it was some silly sod out stunting to celebrate the demise of all things Hunnish, maybe one of the young worthies that tried flying under London bridge?

Fritz Kempf · 8 May 2006, 12:55 PM

Ginger
That may be; but he is looking for Natural Death. If that were the case

LvR would be a good candidate.

Ed

frontflieger · 8 May 2006, 12:57 PM

... to pick out a German/ Bavarian ex-Aviator I would like to suggest "Otto Kissenberth" who died in the Mountains (d'you call them Alps) in 1919!

BTW, see < http://www.frontflieger.de/3-pourlm.html > and you'll find the German (Pour le Mérite) Aces with their birth and death data

Thorsten

Executioner128 · 8 May 2006, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger.

I'll wager it was some silly sod out stunting to celebrate the demise of all things Hunnish, maybe one of the young worthies that tried flying under London bridge?

That's another matter, of course

, yes lots of 'em (pilots) died during those stunts. I'm thinking of

Jean Navarre , in 1919

Executioner128 · 9 May 2006, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frontflieger

... to pick out a German/ Bavarian ex-Aviator I would like to suggest "Otto Kissenberth" who died in the Mountains (d'you call them Alps) in 1919!

BTW, see < http://www.frontflieger.de/3-pourlm.html > and you'll find the German (Pour le Mérite) Aces with their birth and death data

Thorsten

Danke für den Link

I think

Jean Navarre was the first to fall after the war in 1919?

Executioner128 · 9 May 2006, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honza

Hm...Fritz

Otto Bernert comes to my mind now, died in 18.10 1918 from influenza. But I am sure somebody will be able to pick up somebody dying sooner

Cheers Honza.

Danke, Honza, that's quite early indeed

... however I mean after the war (after November 11th)

or let's say starting on the noon of november 11th

TomVrille · 9 May 2006, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Executioner128

... however I mean after the war (after November 11th)

or let's say starting on the noon of november 11th

What a shame! Your new standard precludes mention of Alan McLeod, one of the few airmen to be awarded the Victoria Cross, who was taken by influenza on 9 November 1918.

Graeme · 9 May 2006, 11:38 AM

OK, try Captain William Leefe Robinson VC - succumbed to influenza on Tuesday, 31 December 1918.

Graeme