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| Name: |
Rudolph von Eschwege |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA 30, 36, 66 |
| Victories: |
20 |
| Born: |
25 February 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| Killed In Action: |
21 November 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
Macedonia |
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Having joined the army before the war, Eschwege saw action with the cavalry before his transfer to the German Air Force in 1915. In August of that year, he was posted to FA 36 as a reconnaissance pilot on the Western Front. In 1916, he was credited with his first two victories after joining FA 66 on the Macedonian front. Reassigned to FA 30 in January 1917, Eschwege became known as "The Eagle of the Aegean," achieving 18 additional victories with a variety of fighter aircraft. Having just been recommended for the Blue Max, he was killed in action during an attack on a decoy balloon launched by No. 17 Balloon Section of the Royal Flying Corps. As Eschwege engaged the target, the British ground crew detonated 500 pounds of explosive in the balloon's basket, damaging the German's Halberstadt Scout and causing it to crash. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| u/c |
25 Oct 1916 |
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FA 66 |
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Nieuport 12 |
Drama |
| 1 |
19 Nov 1916 |
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FA 66 |
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Nieuport 12 (3979) |
Drama |
| 2 |
27 Dec 1916 |
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FA 66 |
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Farman (F3131) |
Drama aerodrome |
| 3 |
09 Jan 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Farman |
Near Drama |
| 4 |
18 Feb 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E.12 |
Drama |
| u/c |
19 Feb 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Nieuport 12 |
Drama |
| u/c |
08 Mar 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Nieuport 12 |
Lake Tahino |
| 5 |
22 Mar 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Nieuport 12 (N3182) |
Doksat |
| 6 |
30 Mar 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter (N5223) |
Xanthi |
| 7 |
10 May 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E.12 |
W of Lake Tahino |
| 8 |
12 May 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E.12 |
Lake Tahino |
| 9 |
20 May 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Farman |
At sea, SE of Kavalla near Thasos |
| 10 |
05 Jun 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Farman |
At sea, Kap Kojunnakla |
| 11 |
11 Jun 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E. |
Ahinos |
| 12 |
12 Jun 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Mesta River delta |
| 13 |
09 Aug 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E.12 |
Near Iveron |
| u/c |
09 Aug 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E. (FTL) |
British lines |
| 14 |
20 Aug 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Sopwith Camel |
Thasos Island, near Tasli |
| 15 |
12 Sep 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Struma Estuary |
| 16 |
03 Oct 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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B.E. |
W of Sarmusakli |
| u/c |
23 Oct 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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EA |
Kopiva |
| 17 |
28 Oct 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Balloon |
Kopiva |
| u/c |
09 Nov 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Balloon |
Kopiva |
| 18 |
15 Nov 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Balloon |
Near Orljak |
| 19 |
19 Nov 1917 |
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FA 30 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Kalendra, W of Seres |
| 20 |
21 Nov 1917 |
a.m. |
FA 30 |
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Balloon |
Orljak |
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