Alfons Nagler
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Alfons Nagler | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service | Aviation |
| Rank | Vizefeldwebel |
| Unit | FA 4, FA(A) 220, Jasta Ober-Ost, Jasta 74, Jasta 81 |
| Awards | Iron Cross First and Second Class |
Vizefeldwebel Alfons Nagler was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.[1][2]
Nagler was a trained mechanic who joined aviation on 4 October 1913. He was in the reserves when World War I began. He served as a mechanic in FA 4 until 6 May 1915, when he reported for pilot training. Upon graduation, he was stationed with FA(A) 220 on the Russian Front on 8 October. He served with this unit until 27 September 1917. He then served with the fighter unit attached to FA(A) 220 until 10 December. He was then transferred to Jasta Over-Ost. From there, he was forwarded on 26 March 1918 to Jasta 74. When Jasta Over-Ost became Jasta 81, Nagler rejoined them.[3] Between 27 May and 5 October 1918, he ran up a score of nine Spads and a Breguet XIV shot down.[4] By the time the war ended, he had earned not only the Iron Cross, but two Austro-Hungarian medals and one from Baden.[5]
Sources of information
- ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 171.
- ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/nagler.php Retrieved on 19 April 2010.
- ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 171.
- ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/nagler.php Retrieved on 19 April 2010.
- ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 171.
Reference
Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918 Norman L. R. Franks, et. al. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0948817739, 9780948817731.
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