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| Name: |
Emil Meinecke |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA 6 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
20 July 1892 |
| Place of Birth: |
Mannheim |
| Died: |
02 May 1975 |
| Place of Death: |
St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada |
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Meinecke was a aircraft mechanic before he attended flight school. After training he became an instructor and was eventually sent to the Dardenelles where he achieved his first victory flying the Fokker E.III. After the war, he was employed as a mechanic and test pilot by the Fokker Aircraft Company in Holland. Following World War II, he assisted the U.S. Air Force with the Berlin Airlift before emmigrating to Canada in 1950. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
27 Jan 1917 |
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FA 6 |
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B.E.2c |
Near Yenishir |
| 2 |
12 Feb 1917 |
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FA 6 |
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Farman F27 (N3021) |
Near Chanak |
| 3 |
17 Feb 1917 |
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FA 6 |
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Bristol Scout (8996) |
Near Hamidge |
| 4 |
20 Jan 1918 |
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FA 6 |
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Sopwith Baby (N1445) |
Off Nagara Point |
| 5 |
23 Jan 1918 |
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FA 6 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Over Maidos |
| u/c |
24 Jan 1918 |
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FA 6 |
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Sopwith |
Gulf of Saros |
| 6 |
29 Jan 1918 |
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FA 6 |
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Sopwith Camel |
Near Kilia |
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