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| Name: |
Ernst Hess |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA 9, FA 62
Fokkerstaffel C
Jasta 10, 19, 28
KEK Douai |
| Victories: |
17 |
| Born: |
08 January 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Wiesbaden |
| Killed In Action: |
23 December 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
East of Fresnes |
| Cemetery: |
Südfriedhof, Wiesbaden, Germany |
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On 19 August 1917, Hess shot down a two-seater and captured Australian ace Cecil Richards. Hess was killed when his Albatros D.Va was shot down by a member of Escadrille N96. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Jan 1916 |
1330 |
KEK Douai |
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B.E.2c (2019) |
Vitry |
| 2 |
22 Jun 1916 |
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Fokkerstaffel C |
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Nieuport 12 |
Lancon, S of Grand Pre |
| u/c |
12 Jul 1917 |
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Jasta 28 |
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R.E.8 (A4621) |
Wytschaete |
| 3 |
13 Jul 1917 |
1630 |
Jasta 28 |
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D.H.4 (A7421) |
Audenaarde-Dycke |
| 4 |
27 Jul 1917 |
1635 |
Jasta 28 |
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R.E.8 (A4303) |
Messines-Wytschaete |
| 5 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1110 |
Jasta 28 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Westhoek |
| 6 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1950 |
Jasta 28 |
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R.E.8 (A4621) |
Ploegsteert Wood |
| u/c |
09 Aug 1917 |
0750 |
Jasta 28 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Neuve Eglise |
| 7 |
09 Aug 1917 |
1035 |
Jasta 28 |
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SPAD (B3519) |
NW of Zonnebeke |
| 8 |
10 Aug 1917 |
2120 |
Jasta 28 |
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R.E.8 |
N of Messines |
| 9 |
19 Aug 1917 |
1800 |
Jasta 28 |
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F.E.2b (B1890) |
E of Wervicq |
| 10 |
21 Aug 1917 |
0950 |
Jasta 28 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
W of Ypres-Frezenberg Road |
| 11 |
21 Aug 1917 |
1025 |
Jasta 28 |
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R.E.8 |
Verlorenhoek |
| u/c |
21 Aug 1917 |
1840 |
Jasta 28 |
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Sopwith Triplane (N5425) |
Ypres-Frezenberg |
| 12 |
09 Sep 1917 |
1630 |
Jasta 28 |
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Bristol F.2b (A7207) |
SE of Frelinghien |
| 13 |
10 Sep 1917 |
1600 |
Jasta 28 |
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D.H.5 (A9435) |
Blankartsee |
| 14 |
16 Sep 1917 |
1800 |
Jasta 28 |
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Martinsyde G.100 |
Poelcapelle |
| 15 |
13 Oct 1917 |
abt 1730 |
Jasta 19 |
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AR2 (1123) |
Bourgogne |
| 16 |
16 Oct 1917 |
1200 |
Jasta 19 |
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AR2 |
Asfeld-la-Ville |
| u/c |
16 Oct 1917 |
abt 1200 |
Jasta 19 |
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Caudron (FTL) |
Hochberg |
| 17 |
30 Oct 1917 |
1230 |
Jasta 19 |
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Letord |
S of Moronvillers |
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