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Early Aviation
Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
Karl Almeröder KIA 90 years ago
alpha_tango
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Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 04:25 AM UTC
anyone having photos of models of his mounts?

should do one myself one day .... is there c&m information about his aircraft ?

best wishes

Steffen
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Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 05:47 AM UTC
Ltn. Allmenröder's D.629/17 had white painted cowling, spinner and elevator. The fuselage was red.

30 victory ace, Ltn. Karl Allmenröder came from FA 227A on 21 Nov. 1916 to serve in Jasta 11 until 27June 1917 when KIA over Zillebeke at 9.45 hours. The son of a pastor, Allmenröder studied medicine before the war. He served with a field artillery regiment before joining the Air Service with his older brother Wilhelm in 1916. Allmenröder honed his skills as a combat pilot under Manfred von Richthofen in Jasta 11


One of his victims was RNAS Naaval 10 member Gerald Nash. On 25 June 1917, he was shot down by Karl Allmenröder of Jasta 11. Crash landing behind enemy lines, Nash was captured by the Germans and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner. Soon after he was visited by his victor while Nash was awaiting transport to a POW camp. Then the story goes that supposedly he heard the local church bells chiming one day and asked what it meant. He was then told about Allmenröder's death.

In April 1916, Nash joined the Royal Naval Air Service. Posted to 10 Naval Squadron in April 1917, he served with Raymond Collishaw's "Black Flight." Flying a Sopwith Triplane, Nash scored his first victory in May, then scored five more victories during the first week of June 1917.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 05:58 AM UTC
Many thanks Stephen!!

Which Albatros, D.II, III or V? --- a very basic question, but I am still novice to WW1 and can hardly tell a Fokker Dr.I from a D.VII

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Steffen
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Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 06:19 AM UTC
No worries Alpha_Tango, Steffen, the above image is of a late series Albatros D.III 629/17.
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