Immelmann, Franz
Aus dem Deutschen von Claud W. Sykes, mit neuem Anhang v. Norman L. FranksSignatur: K500-B910-D001-B004;
Buchart: Hardcover
Verlag: Greenhill Books & Presidio Press, London & Novato (USA) (Großbritannien)
Herausgeber: Lionel Leventhal Limited
Veröffentlichung: 1990
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 228
Format: gr. 8°
Größe (HxBXT): 22,5 x 14,5 cm x cm
ISBN 13: 978-1853670572
ISBN 10: 1-85367-057-X
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Inhaltsverzeichnis:
I. Early Days; II. The Outbreak of War and the Evolution of an Airman; III. The Eagle of Lille; Afterthoughts; Appendix
Textpassagen (Auszüge):
" 'Was I to let them escape me? Taking careful aim, I let fly 300 rounds at the one furthest on the right. Suddenly he went over on to his right wing. I gave him another 200; then he plunged into depths…' Thus wrote Max Immelmann of combat on the Western Front; one of Germany's greatest heroes of the First World War, he is still renowned for his perfection of the technique known as the Immelmann turn. Max Immelmann wrote home regularly to his family, relating all his exploits, and it is these letters that form the core of this vivid, exciting narrative. His story is therefore related in his own words, linked by explanations and comments by his brother Franz. Max died in 1916, but before then his life on the Western Front had been packed full of action. We read first-hand of his experiences as a pilot of two-seater reconnaissance LVGs, and then, wherein lay his greatest fame, of his operations in the Fokker EI and EIII scouts issued to units on the Western Front in 1915. In Immelmann's unit, Flying Section 62, the first Fokker was flown by Boelcke, but once Immelmann had received one the made up for lost time. A rivalry devekoped between himself and Boelcke, and Immelmann proved to be a master of this unstable and tricky monoplane. His exploits created such attention that he became known as the 'Eagle of Lille'. A new Appendix by Norman Franks details Immelmann's 17 victories. All aviation enthusiasts have heard of the Immelmann turn; now read the story of the man who put it into such deadly practice, a biography that has become a classic of aviation literature.
I. Early Days; II. The Outbreak of War and the Evolution of an Airman; III. The Eagle of Lille; Afterthoughts; Appendix
Textpassagen (Auszüge):
" 'Was I to let them escape me? Taking careful aim, I let fly 300 rounds at the one furthest on the right. Suddenly he went over on to his right wing. I gave him another 200; then he plunged into depths…' Thus wrote Max Immelmann of combat on the Western Front; one of Germany's greatest heroes of the First World War, he is still renowned for his perfection of the technique known as the Immelmann turn. Max Immelmann wrote home regularly to his family, relating all his exploits, and it is these letters that form the core of this vivid, exciting narrative. His story is therefore related in his own words, linked by explanations and comments by his brother Franz. Max died in 1916, but before then his life on the Western Front had been packed full of action. We read first-hand of his experiences as a pilot of two-seater reconnaissance LVGs, and then, wherein lay his greatest fame, of his operations in the Fokker EI and EIII scouts issued to units on the Western Front in 1915. In Immelmann's unit, Flying Section 62, the first Fokker was flown by Boelcke, but once Immelmann had received one the made up for lost time. A rivalry devekoped between himself and Boelcke, and Immelmann proved to be a master of this unstable and tricky monoplane. His exploits created such attention that he became known as the 'Eagle of Lille'. A new Appendix by Norman Franks details Immelmann's 17 victories. All aviation enthusiasts have heard of the Immelmann turn; now read the story of the man who put it into such deadly practice, a biography that has become a classic of aviation literature.