Franz Hemer
| Franz Hemer | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Locken |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died |
18 October 1982 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service/branch | Aviation |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | FA(A) 283, Jasta 6 |
| Awards | Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross |
Leutnant Franz Hemer was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.[1]
He was originally a talented concert cellist. His long curly blonde hair sparked his nickname of "Locken".[2]
Hemer served with FA(A) 283 before he was posted to Jasta 6 on 10 September 1917. He scored his first victory on 27 October 1917, when he shot down an RE.8. He scored once more in 1917, on 12 November.[3] He was then assigned a Fokker Dr. 1. By the end of March 1918, he became an ace. He scored at least five more victories with the triplane before upgrading to a Fokker D.VII. He scored his last win on 8 August 1918. The following day, he was wounded in action when his Fokker DVII was shot down during a dogfight with RAF D.H.9s of 49 Squadron and Sopwith Camels. While convalescing, he was commissioned a leutnant. However, he apparently did not return to flight duty before the war's end.[4]
Sources of information
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/hemer.php Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=G1YmbrN6SsQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=richthofen's+circus&lr=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=hemer&f=false Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/hemer.php Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=G1YmbrN6SsQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=richthofen's+circus&lr=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=hemer&f=false Retrieved 23 December 2009.
References
'Richthofen's Circus': Jagdgeschwader, Issue 1. Greg VanWyngarden. Osprey Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-84176-726-3, ISBN 978-1-84176-726-0