Augustin Novak

Name:

Augustin Novak

Country:

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Rank:

Feldwebel

Units:

Flik 13, 30, 39

Victories:

Born:

Place of Birth:

Batenwald

Died:

Place of Death:

Novak joined the army in 1911. Serving in the horse artillery, his unit was sent to the Russian front in August 1914. In January 1916, Novak transferred to the Army Air Service and was posted to Flik 30 on the Russian front. Whilst flying a Lloyd C.III on 12 August 1916, he and his observer were badly injured in a crash. Novak scored five victories flying the Hansa-Brandenburg C.I.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	27 Dec 1916	1120	Flik 13	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (27.01)	Farman	Batesti
2	27 Dec 1916	1515	Flik 13	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Farman	E of Onesti
3	27 Dec 1916	1520	Flik 13	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Farman	E of Onesti
4	21 Jun 1917	0640	Flik 39	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (69.53)	Farman	Comanestie airfield
5	11 Nov 1917		Flik 39	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (129.47)	SAML	Monte Grappa

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)