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| Name: |
Rudolf Stark |
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Germany |
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Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA(A) 296
Jasta 34, 35, 77 |
| Victories: |
11 |
| Insignia: |
Lilac strip with narrow black edges |
| Born: |
11 February 1897 |
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After serving with distinction in the 2nd Bavarian Uhlan Regiment, Stark transferred to the German Air Force. Posted to FA(A) 296 on 15 November 1917, he was soon off to Jastaschule II for fighter training. Joining Jasta 34b on 18 January 1918, he scored five confirmed victories in the spring of 1918. On 24 May, he joined Jasta 77b as acting commander and scored his sixth confirmed victory the day after he arrived. On 7 June, he was reassigned to Jasta 35b as Staffelführer where he remained until the end of the war, scoring five more victories flying a Fokker DR.I marked with a lilac colored engine cowling and a lilac band on the fuselage. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1317 |
Jasta 34 |
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D.H.4 |
Barleux |
| 2 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1310 |
Jasta 34 |
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Sopwith Camel |
W of Barleux |
| 3 |
30 Mar 1918 |
1230 |
Jasta 34 |
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Sopwith Dolphin |
E of Vaire |
| 4 |
04 Apr 1918 |
p.m. |
Jasta 34 |
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R.E.8 |
Fouilly |
| 5 |
04 Apr 1918 |
p.m. |
Jasta 34 |
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D.H.4 |
S of Hamelet |
| u/c |
19 May 1918 |
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Jasta 34 |
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B.E.2f |
Proyart |
| 6 |
25 May 1918 |
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Jasta 77 |
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R.E.8 |
W of Gentelles |
| u/c |
28 May 1918 |
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Jasta 77 |
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R.E.8 |
Gentelles Wood |
| u/c |
01 Jun 1918 |
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Jasta 77 |
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S.E.5a |
Soyecourt |
| 7 |
01 Jul 1918 |
1007 |
Jasta 35 |
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R.E.8 |
NW of Arras |
| u/c |
09 Aug 1918 |
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Jasta 35 |
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Two-seater |
Corbie |
| 8 |
12 Sep 1918 |
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Jasta 35 |
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A.W.F.K.8 |
Hermies |
| 9 |
13 Sep 1918 |
1005 |
Jasta 35 |
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D.H.4 |
Recourt |
| 10 |
15 Sep 1918 |
1905 |
Jasta 35 |
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Sopwith Dolphin |
Cagnicourt |
| u/c |
15 Sep 1918 |
1910 |
Jasta 35 |
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Sopwith Camel |
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| 11 |
09 Nov 1918 |
1455 |
Jasta 35 |
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S.E.5a (E5795) |
E of Bavai Wood |
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| Books |
- Wings of War
- A German Airman's Diary of the Last Year of the Great War (Vintage Aviation Library, No 18); Rudolf Stark, Claud W. Sykes (Translator) / Paperback / Greenhill Pr 1988
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