Franz Peter

Franz Peter
Born 8 October 1896
Vienna, Austria
Died 1968
Warsaw, Poland
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Service/branch Aviation
Rank Oberleutnant
Unit Flik 3J
Awards Order of the Iron Crown, Military Merit Cross, 3 Silver awards of Medal for Bravery, Military Merit Medal

Oberleutnant Franz Peter (8 October 1896-1968) was an Austrian flying ace credited with six aerial victories in World War I.[1]

After World War I, Peter decided to join the Polish Air Force, encouraged by Stefan Stec, with whom he had served during the war. He fought during the Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War from 1919, flying as a pilot of two-seater reconnaissance machines, in strafing and bombing missions.[2] Between February and March 1920 he commanded the 6th Reconnaissance Escadre, near Ternopil.[3]

After wars, he settled in Poland, working in aerospace industry, especially in a field of engine designing.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/peter.php
  2. ^ Stanisław Pietruski (in Polish), Lwowskie loty in: Lotnictwo z szachownicą nr. 1
  3. ^ Krzysztof Tarkowski (in Polish), Lotnictwo polskie w wojnie z Rosją Sowiecką 1919-1920 [Polish aviation in the Polish-Soviet War], Warsaw 1991, ISBN 83-206-0985-2, p.47
  4. ^ Andrzej Glass (in Polish), Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939, WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977, p.45-51