Oswald Boelcke

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What Wikipedia says

Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke (German: [ˈbœlkə]; 19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) was a German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories during World War I. Boelcke is honored as the father of the German fighter air force, and of air combat as a whole.

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