List of aerial victories of Wilhelm Frankl
List of aerial victories of Wilhelm Frankl
Background
Wilhelm Frankl (1893-1917) was a German First World War
Nazis would ignore his wartime conversion to Christianity, and expunge his heroic record because he was Jewish.[1][2]
The victory list
Wilhelm Frankl's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 1915 | Voisin | Downed with a five shot carbine[3] | |||
| 2 | 10 January 1916 | Voisin | Woumen, Diksmuide, Belgium | |||
| 3 | 19 January 1916 | Voisin | Woumen, Diksmuide, Belgium | No corresponding report of loss[4] | ||
| 4 | 1 February 1916 | Voisin | Chaulnes, France | No corresponding report of loss[5] | ||
| 5 | 4 May 1916 | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c
|
No. 7 Squadron RFC | South of Warneton, France | ||
| 6 | 21 May 1916 | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b
|
No. 20 Squadron RFC | Houthem, Belgium | ||
| Unconfirmed | 1 July 1916 | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2c
|
No. 12 Squadron RFC[6] | |||
| 7 | 2 August 1917 | p.m. | Morane-Saulnier BB[7] | No. 26 Squadron RFC | Beaumetz, France | |
| 8 | 9 or 10 August 1916 | Voisin? Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2d? | Does not match opposing losses on either date | |||
| 9 | 9 or 10 August 1916 | Enemy airplane | No further details; no match to opposing losses on either date[8] | |||
| 10 | 7 September 1916 | Nieuport | Northeast of Combles, France | |||
| Unconfirmed | 8 September 1916 | Caudron[9] | ||||
| 11 | 15 September 1916 | Nieuport | Peronne, France | |||
| 12 | 17 September 1916 | 1135 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Equancourt , France
|
|
| Unconfirmed | 22 September 1916 | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12
|
No. 19 Squadron RFC | Near Le Transloy, France | Victory awarded to a Jagdstaffel 2 pilot[10] | |
| 13 | 26 September 1916 | 0920 hours | Caudron | Rancourt, France | ||
| 14 | 10 October 1916 | 1330 hours | Nieuport | Villers-Carbonnel, France | ||
| 15 | 22 October 1916 | 1145 hours | Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
|
No. 45 Squadron RFC | Driencourt, France | |
| 16 | 6 April 1916 | 0730 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 100 Squadron RFC | Quiéry-la-Motte, France | |
| 17 | 6 April 1917 | 0850 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Fauchy | |
| 18 | 6 April 1917 | 0855 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Arras, France | |
| 19 | 6 April 1917 | 0955 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c | No. 2 Squadron RFC | Douai, France | |
| 20 | 7 April 1917 | 1925 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | Southeast of Fampoux, France[1][2] |
Background information from Above the Lines and The Aerodrome website. Supplemental information cited in individual victories and claims. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
Citations
- ^ a b Franks, Bailey & Guest 1993, pp. 108–109.
- ^ a b The Aerodrome webpage on Wilhelm Frankl
- ^ Franks 2001, p. 46.
- ^ Franks 2001, p. 51.
- ^ Franks 2001, p. 53.
- ^ Franks 2001, pp. 111–112.
- ^ Franks 2001, p. 128.
- ^ Franks 2001, pp. 129–130.
- ^ VanWyngarden 2006, pp. 78–79.
- ^ VanWyngarden 2006, pp. 79–80.
Sources
- ISBN 9781902304922.
- ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- VanWyngarden, Greg (2006). Early German Aces of World War I. Oxford UK: ISBN 978-1-84176-997-4.