Oswald Boelcke

Oswald Boelcke (19 May, 1891–28 October, 1916) was a German flying ace of the First World War and one of the most influential patrol leaders and tacticians of the early years of air combat. Boelcke is considered the father of the German fighter air force; he was the first to formalise the rules of air fighting, which he presented as the Dicta Boelcke. Germany's premier ace, Manfred von Richthofen, had been taught by Boelcke and continued to idolise his late mentor long after he had surpassed Boelcke's tally of victories.

External links

• Jasta Boelcke: Biography of Oswald Boelcke