Friedrich Mallinckrodt

Leutnant Friedrich Mallinckrodt (15 August 1894 – 194?) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

Biography

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Friedrich Mallinckrodt served in the infantry in the 70th Regiment of Foot, in which he enlisted before the war. In May 1915, he was commissioned as a Leutnant. On July 6, 1915 he transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte.^[1]

After training, beginning in January 1916 he served in the 5th Kagohl, a tactical bomber wing. By April 1916 he was transferred to an ad hoc fighter unit, Kampfeinsitzerkommando Sivry (Combat Single-Seater Command Sivry). While near Verdun on 30 April, he claimed his first enemy aircraft shot down; the victory went unconfirmed. On 10 September, he was posted to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 6. He would not score his first official victory until 28 October 1916, when he downed a Caudron over Villeselve. Once returned to Jasta 6, he had another unconfirmed victory on 30 December 1916.^[1]

Mallinckrodt scored his second confirmed win, over a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter on 4 January 1917. His combat career was interrupted by a brief stint as an instructor at the Jastaschule at Valenciennes. He then transferred to another fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 20. In March 1917, he got four confirmed victories in an eight day stretch, to bring his total tally to six. On 30 April, he was wounded for the fifth time; this one was severe enough to remove him from combat duty. After recovery, he was assigned to the Technical Commission of the Luftstreitkräfte for the remainder of the war.^[1]

Friedrich Mallinckrodt was awarded the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern.^[1] As German medals were awarded in a progressive fashion, this meant that he almost certainly won both classes of the Iron Cross.^[2] Also, five wounds should have qualified him for the Wound Badge.^[3]

No more is known of Mallinckrodt than that he died during World War II.^[1]

Sources of information

References

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.