GERMAN FLYERS.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ONES.
The following is a list, according to the Frankfurter Zeitung, of the most successful German flyers, with the number of opponents they have shot down to May 1, 917. Only flyers with more than seven opponents are included in the list :— Commander Freiherr von Richthofen,* 52; Lieut. Wolff. 27; Lieut. Scfiafer,* 25 ; Lieut. Voss,* 24 ; Lieut. Bernert, 22 ; Lieut. Gontermann, 17; Lieut. Freiherr von Richthofen, 16; Ist Lieut. Berthold,* 14; Lieut. Dossenbafch,* 14; Prob. Officer Nathanael, 13; Ist Lieut. Buddecke,* 12; Lieut. Bohroe, 12; Lieut. Hohndorf, 12; Ist Lieut. Kirmaier, 11; Lieut, von Bulow, 11 ; Lieut. Pfeiffer, 11; Lieut. Muller, 9; ' Lieut. Allmenroeder, 9; Prob. Officer . Goettsch, 9; Ist Lieut. Schilling, 8; Ist Lieut. Freiherr von Althaus, 8; Lieut. Schulte, 8; Lieut. Schneider, 8. Killed in Action. Captain Boelke,* 40; 'Lieut. Frank!,* 19; Lieut. Wintgens,* 18; Lieut. Baldamus, 17; Ist Lieut. Immelmann, 15; Corp. Manschott, 12; Corp. Festner, .12; Lieut. Keudel, 11; Ist Lieut. Berr,* 10; Lieut. Mulzer*, 10 Lieut. Theiller, 10 Lieut. Leffers,* 9; Lieut. Parschau. 8. * Signifies received the order " Pour Ie Merite."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16621, 18 August 1917, Page 2 (Supplement)
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