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German Airmen - Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery


Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Ypres Salient. Battlefields Belgium. Flanders
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Grave I.D.1 Leutnant Eric Reiher. Jasta 6. KIA 24.6.17. He joined Jasta 6 at the beginning of June 1917. He is credited with one victory the shooting down of a Kite Balloon over Bailleul on 20 June. He was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from 12 Balloon Section when attacking a balloon. He was flying an Albatros DIII.












Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Ypres Salient. Battlefields Belgium. Flanders
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Grave I.B.30 Leutnant Friedrich Reichstein. Flieger Abteilung 7. KIA 15.6.17. Grave I.B.31 Leutnant Johann Radditz Flieger Abteilung 7. KIA 15.6.17. Flieger Abteilung 7 was an artillery observation and reconnaissance unit. Reichstein and Radditz were flying in a DFW CV. They were shot down by three FE8s near Ypres, which were obsolete aircraft, from 41 Squadron.

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