- The Boelcke Memorial at the "Ehrenfriendhof" in Dessau,
Germany - a selection of photos made in August 2007 at the cemetery where Boelcke
found his rest.
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The
Boy Boelcke saved from drowning... Here are the details
about the French boy Oswald Boelcke saved from drowning on August 28,
1915 in Douai.
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Boelcke killed
by Archie? - Did Boelcke really die after a midair collision
or had he been had by British or Canadian Anti-Aircraft-Artillerie
(AAA or Archie)? After annotations found in an English copy of Manfred
von Richthofen's book "The Red Air Fighter" questions
arise...
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The misterious
death of Wilhelm Boelcke - Oswald's
older brother flew with him as his observer early in the war and
survived both World Wars only to die after a car accident in 1954...
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Aviator's defense against intrusive questioners - read the
background story to this early "faq" that Oswald wrote and
distributed in 1915.
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The
Biography of his life - this biography was written by my
friend Thorsten Pietsch, webmaster of the Frontflieger
website, where you can find very interesting information concerning
the graves and fate of many German aviators.
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Actually offline !!! "Captain
Boelcke's
Field Reports" - English translation of "Hautpmann
Boelckes Feldberichte", a book that got published in late 1916, with a
preface and a biography of his life written by his father.
I took it offline because I'm re-working the
project. I'm currently working on a complete new and illustrated
edition of the Boelcke Field Reports that will be published either in
printed form or as an eBook on CD.
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His
way from the Flying School to the front - read under what conditions Oswald
Boelcke trained and how he obtained his pilots badge before he finally
transferred to the Western Front.
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The
Boelcke Photoalbum - a collection of pictures including a
portrait of Boelcke as a two year old child as well as pictures of his
family's house how it looked like then and how it looks like now.
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The
Dicta Boelcke - the directions Oswald Boelcke once setup for
his men are still followed today by the worlds top class fighter
pilots.
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The
Price of Glory - read the story about the last flight of
Oswald Boelcke that was told by his aide-de-camp Fischer.
