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Name: Rudolf Rienau
Rudolf Rienau
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: Jasta 1, 19
Victories: 6
Born: 17 November 1898
Place of Birth: Sylt Island
Died: 23 May 1925 Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death: Berlin
 
 
It is believed that Rudolf Rienau's second victory was the SPAD flown by Frank Baylies. On the evening of 13 September 1918, Rienau bailed out of his Fokker D.VII when it was shot down north of Charey by an American SPAD. He returned to action the following day, scoring his 3rd victory and ended the war with 3 more. Post-war he became a flying instructor but was killed in a crash in 1921.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 06 Mar 1918 Jasta 19   S.E.5a St. Quentin
2 17 Jun 1918 Jasta 19   SPAD W of Roye
3 14 Sep 1918 Jasta 19 Fokker D.VII Bréguet 14 Conflans
4 15 Sep 1918 Jasta 19 Fokker D.VII SPAD XIII S of Pagny
5 16 Sep 1918 1755 Jasta 19 Fokker D.VII Bréguet 14 SW of Briey
6 29 Sep 1918 1855 Jasta 19 Fokker D.VII SPAD XIII Brieulles
 
Books
Fokker D.VII Aces of World War 1 - Part 1
by Norman Franks and Greg VanWyngarden, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003
 
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