Ernst Hess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernst Hess

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1893

Place of Birth: Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1917

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ernst Hess

  • Leutnant Ernst Hess HOH IC was a World War I flying ace credited with 17 confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories.
  • Hess was one of a few World War I pilots involved in aviation prewar, as he gained his civil pilot's license on 26 September 1913.
  • He was already enrolled in Die Fliegertruppen (The Flying Troops) of the Imperial German Army when World War I began.
  • He qualified for his military pilot's license on 21 November 1914, and was launched on his flying career as one of Germany's first fighter pilots.
  • He would score his first aerial victory in tandem with Oswald Boelcke on 5 January 1916.
  • He would rotate through four assignments before scoring a dozen victories within July–September 1917 while flying an Albatros D.Va for Jagdstaffel 28.
  • On 19 September 1917, he was promoted to command of Jagdstaffel 19.
  • He had just been appointed to command of a Jagdgruppe (fighter group) being formed by Germany's First Army when he was killed in combat on 23 December 1917.

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