Kurt Wintgens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Wintgens

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1894

Place of Birth: Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1916

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leutnant Kurt Wintgens (1 August 1894 – 25 September 1916) was a German World War I fighter ace.
He was the first military fighter pilot to score a victory over an opposing aircraft, while piloting an aircraft armed with a synchronized machine gun.
Wintgens was the recipient of the Iron Cross and the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max).