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from left to right:

Flugmaat Huthmacher (P), Lt.z.S. Eugen Zapp (B), Vizeflugmeister Hilger (B), Lt.z.S. Friedrich Christiansen (P), Flugmaat Karl Elsaesser (B), Lt.d.R.M.A. Hans Röver (P)

Great contribution Odulf. Don't stop.

@ Gunnar, you are right. The Harms who received the observer badge on 21.05.1918 is not Gerhard. It should be the Art.Mt. Harms from LFA who was at LFS Barge and later promoted to  Vz.Fl.Mst.d.R. on 21.08.1918.

But Gerhard was canceled from the list of observer on 19th Sept. 1918.

That means the date of award to Gerhard Harms is missing.

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Alex

Now I recognise the picture of the reverse with the notation.

Flugmaat Harms received the observer badge on 21th May 1918 while he was at Kofl N.

Flugmeister Harms was canceled from the list of observer on 19th Sept. 1918 while hw was with II. SFA.

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Thank you for your contribution. This thread is getting better with each new post. So please go on.

Do you have a name to this picture?

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Alex

I am looking for informations about this early Romanian military pilot. He received Romanian license #4 on 18 July 1911.

Was involved on the second balcan war 1913, at WW1 leader of a squadron and died on July 27th, 1918. His brother Ion Cpasa was  also a geat military pilot.

If someone have further information I would be very glad. Escpecially on the awards he got for his aviation service.

Does anyone have this book: Zburătorii României mari from Dr. Valeriu Avram?

He is mentioned on this book.

Thanks

Alex

Hi David,

I couldn't find a special reason for the award of the EK2 and the other awards. He got the EK2 for the good work he done during numerous flights, not for one reason. Same for the bulgarian awards. The unit at Varna works vary close with the bulgarian navy. On various flights bulgarian officers flew as observer on german planes. Müldner was one of the pilots who flew with bulgarian officers several reconnaissance missions.

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​David,

your relative flew more planes at SFS Varna, like:

FF33e #529 (Flugmaat Müldner / Ob.Strm.Mt. Wittmann) on 26.01.1916, 29.01.1916, 30.01.1916, 31.01.1916, 01.02.1916 and many more

FF33e #507 (Flugmaat Müldner / bulg. Kapitänleutnant Liaptscheff) on 02.04.1916, 14.04.1916 and many more

FF33e #723 (Vize-Flugmeister Müldner / Flugmeister Wienecke) on 26.09.1916

FF33e #738 (Vize-Flugmeister Müldner / Flugmeister Wienecke) on 27.09.1916

FF33e #851 (Vize-Flugmeister Müldner / Lt.z.S. Wagner) on 01.05.1917

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Alex

​I found an enlisted jasta pilot who had a victory.

Marat Schumm was with Jasta 52 since Feb. 1918 and had his first victory on 17.05.1918. It was a S.E.5a. He got the EK2 on 30.04.1918 (see document) and was promoted to Sergeant on 11.07.1918 and on 15.07.1918 to Unteroffizier. EK1 on 26.07.1918.

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Alex

They consider conducting an airplane as something that could be learned by most peoples. Most pilots flow double seater planes and in most cases an officer was the leader of the plane. He took the decisions and directed the pilot.  Another reason was the low numbers of officers. Most were needed for observer training. 

Enlisted pilots were on all units including Jastas and giant planes units.

On the navy there were enlisted pilots and observers.

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Alex

I own myself a Ulanka for an officer of Ulanen-Regiment „Graf Haeseler“ (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 11. He was transfered to the Fliegertruppe late 1917. Could not say if he was an pilot or observer. He wore the uniform without any modification during his duty at the Fliegertruppe. No winged prop device on the boards.

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Alex

Here an observer with KEZ.

This is Hptm August Dittmar leader of FFA 8b, FA 45b, FA A 296b, FBS Schleißheim

There were a lot of Dittmar eithin the german Fliegertruppe

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Alex

​I love it too.

Another picture shows sailers from SFS Flensburg at Jan. 1918

Nice picture of Seeflugstation Flandern I at Seebrügge.

Following planes are on this picture:

Fdh FF 33e #503        
Fdh FF 33f  #537        canceled 09.10.1916
Fdh FF 33e #542        canceled 01.02.1917
Fdh FF 33e #547        
Fdh FF 33e #633        canceled 07.09.1916
Fdh FF 33h #638        canceled 22.10.1916
Fdh FF 33h #639        canceled 16.09.1916

Albatros W2 #450 of Lt.z.S. Dettmann from SFS Norderney sometime 1916.

Here a picture of FFA 27 from 1916

Commander Hptm Werner Taeufert

Once I had one, too.

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Alex

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_2015_03/Etui_-_MVK_(innen).jpg.ce2154f6f9a9704bea9e19f96269d714.jpg

You are correct with crown but without swords :-)

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Alex

1. It is the Knight cross 1st cl. w. swords

4. Bavaria: Military Merite Order, 4th cl. with oakleaf

5. Anhalt: Friedrich cross 1914

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Alex

Oldenburg: Kriegsdenkmuenze fuer den Feldzug 1815

1581 awards, including the late awards, which took place on 26 November 1834.

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Alex

He doesn't wear a bavarian uniform, look at the buttons. Like ccj told, there are NO Bavarian Dragoon regiments.

I don't know why the bavarian crown is in the top of the badge.

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Alex

He is an Hptm not an Lt. It is a bavarian aviation badge.

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Alex

I'm glad that you found one of this badges: sometimes it feels like "100 years" to find a real one of this navy badges.

It seems you have the informations from the diary of SFS Flandern I.

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Alex

Great badge. Thanks for presenting the badge on this thread.

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Alex

Thank for your contribution. The last one is the patch for Oberflugmeistermaat.

Attached you find a picture of an Oberflugmaat and observer.

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Alex