Johann Frint

Name:

Johann Frint

Country:

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Rank:

Hauptmann

Units:

Flik 23

Victories:

Born:

06 May 1888

Place of Birth:

Budapest

Died:

25 February 1918

Place of Death:

Near Bolzano

Cemetery:

Ora (Auer), Italy

Frint was an Oberleutnant in Infantry Regiment No. 65 when the war began. While stationed on the Russian front, he was very badly wounded on 14 November 1914. Despite injuries that prevented him from returning to service with the infantry, he succeeded in transferring to the air service and was posted to Flik 23 after completing his training as an observer. Having scored six victories with this unit, Frint was killed during a test flight when the Albatros D.III (53.46) in which he was flying crashed in an orchard.

"A quiet, resolute, and clear-sighted man, inspired by the best sense of duty. An outstandingly capable officer, possessing unsurpassed bravery." Heinrich Kostrba

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	29 Apr 1916	0750	Flik 23	Lloyd C.III (43.60) ¹	Farman	W of Monte Tomba
2	07 Jun 1916	0930	Flik 23	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.09) ²	Farman	Corno d'Aquilo
3	29 Jun 1916	0715-0820	Flik 23	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.09) ²	Farman	Val d'Leogra
4	29 Jun 1916	0715-0820	Flik 23	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.09) ²	Farman	Val d'Leogra
5	29 Jun 1916	0715-0820	Flik 23	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.09) ²	Farman	Val d'Leogra
6	08 Aug 1916	0830	Flik 23	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.15) ³	Nieuport Scout	Val Grezzana

1	Pilot Ernst Kerschischnig
2	Pilot Heinrich Kostrba
3	Pilot Ernst Franz

Books

Above the War Fronts: by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997)
Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918: by Dr. Martin O'Connor / Hardcover / Flying Machines Press (January 1986)
Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1: by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 25, 2002)