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Name: Alwin Thurm
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: Jasta 24, 31
Victories: 5
Born: 10 April 1894
Place of Birth: Windhausen
Died: 31 December 1917 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Near Asolo
 
 
Thurm scored his first victory with Jasta 24 in the summer of 1917. Later that year, he assumed command of Jasta 31 and scored 4 more victories before he was shot down in flames by Raymond Brownell and Henry Moody of 45 Squadron.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 27 Jul 1917 0740 Jasta 24   Sopwith 1½ Strutter Ostende-Ypres
2 25 Oct 1917 Jasta 31   Farman S of Tolmein
3 15 Nov 1917 Jasta 31   Balloon Roncade
4 13 Dec 1917 1700 Jasta 31   Balloon Asolo
5 30 Dec 1917 Jasta 31   Balloon S of Asolo
 
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