Emil Schäpe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Schäpe

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Elbląg, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1925

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vizefeldwebel Emil Schäpe (10 October 1890 – 7 January 1925) was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories. He scored his first aerial victory while piloting a two-seater reconnaissance plane, on 22 October 1916.
He scored another nine months later, on 28 July 1917, after transferring to a fighter unit, Jasta 33.
It was nearly another year before he began scoring again, but he finally became an ace on 24 July 1918.
He then ran off a string of 13 triumphs in October 1918.