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| Name: |
Friedrich "Fritz" Friedrichs |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA(A) 264
Jasta 10 |
| Victories: |
21 |
| Born: |
21 February 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Spork, Westphalia |
| Died: |
15 July 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
Arcq |
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Friedrich
Friedrichs was one of the German balloon-busters. Before his transfer to the German Air Force in 1917, he served with infantry regiments until a disabling wound left him unfit for duty. By the start of 1918, Friedrichs was flying single seat aircraft with Jasta 10. More than half of his confirmed victories were against enemy balloons. On the day he died, his Fokker D.VII (309/18) burst into flames when the incendiary bullets he used for attacking balloons exploded. As he baled out of the burning Fokker, his parachute caught and tore on the tailplane.
Fritz Friedrichs fell to his death, just days before he
was to have been awarded the
Orden Pour le Mérite.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| u/c |
18 Mar 1918 |
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Jasta 10 |
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Sopwith Camel |
Awoingt |
| 1 |
21 Mar 1918 |
1355 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Ruyalcourt |
| 2 |
27 Mar 1918 |
1030 |
Jasta 10 |
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S.E.5a |
N of Pozieres |
| 3 |
03 May 1918 |
1850 |
Jasta 10 |
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D.H.9 |
Fontaine-Les Cappy |
| 4 |
15 May 1918 |
0815 |
Jasta 10 |
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Sopwith Camel |
NW of Albert |
| 5 |
18 May 1918 |
0730 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Ransart |
| 6 |
28 May 1918 |
1730 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
S of Chavigny |
| 7 |
05 Jun 1918 |
1120 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
N of Villers-Cotterêts |
| 8 |
05 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
N of Villers-Cotterêts |
| 9 |
06 Jun 1918 |
0725 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
S of Dormans |
| 10 |
08 Jun 1918 |
0710 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Rosnay |
| 11 |
09 Jun 1918 |
1630 |
Jasta 10 |
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Bréguet 14 |
W of Villers Allerend |
| 12 |
16 Jun 1918 |
0700 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Vendresse |
| 13 |
23 Jun 1918 |
0945 |
Jasta 10 |
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SPAD |
W of Fossoy |
| 14 |
25 Jun 1918 |
2040 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Rocheswald |
| 15 |
27 Jun 1918 |
0900 |
Jasta 10 |
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SPAD |
La Ferté Milon |
| 16 |
27 Jun 1918 |
1300 |
Jasta 10 |
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SPAD |
Neuilly |
| 17 |
28 Jun 1918 |
0830 |
Jasta 10 |
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SPAD |
Longpont |
| 18 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1040 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Fleury |
| 19 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1555 |
Jasta 10 |
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Balloon |
Château Thierry |
| 20 |
02 Jul 1918 |
0820 |
Jasta 10 |
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Nieuport 28 |
Etrepilly |
| u/c |
08 Jul 1918 |
1230 |
Jasta 10 |
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Nieuport 28 |
S of Sarcy |
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