Roman Schmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Croatian aviator
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1893
Place of Birth: Varaždin, Varaždin County, Croatia
Date of Death: 05-Apr-1959
Profession: flying ace
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Roman Schmidt
- Roman Oto Kažimir Schmidt or Roman Šmidt was a World War I flying ace in the Austro-Hungarian airforce, credited with six aerial victories.His first aerial victory was scored on the Russian front, whilst posted with Flik 7, and flying a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I, when he together with pilot Paul Hablitschek on April 13, 1917 shot down a Russian Nieuport Scout in the vicinity of Bohorodzany.
- (In accordance with Austro-Hungarian practice as Oberleutenant and officer Schmidt was acting as observer and gunner.) Later that year he was transferred to Flik 13, which was also fighting on the Russian front.
- On September 8 over Razbita in a twinseater type Oeffag C.II he and Oberleutenant Miroslav Navratil downed a Russian Nieuport fighter.
- And on October 4, 1917 Schmidt together with the pilot Zugsführer Adolf Wiltsch shot down another a single-seat fighter.
- (They were flying a Lloyd 40.11 twin-seater.) This was Schmidts third kill.Schmidt flew with Flik 30J on the Italian front from May 1918.
- On July 12, whilst flying a Phönix D.I numbered 128.12, he downed an Italian twinseater (type SAML) over enemy territory.
- His fifth kill occurred eleven days later, on July 23, when he shot down an RAF Bristol F.2 Fighter from 139th Squadron over Godega di Sant'Urbano.
- (Both the pilot and the observer perished in the crash.) During that period Flik 30J was based on the San Pietro di Campo airfield.
- His sixth and last victory was gained on October 27, 1918, when he shot down an Italian Caproni Ca.3 heavy bomber in the area around Belluno.
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