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coming soon in 1/32° -54mm
Max Immelmann
Immelmann was actually born in South Africa but chose to renounce his British nationality while studying medicine in Germany. Having thereafter joined the German Army he resigned his commission in 1912 in order to work as an engineer.
With the outbreak of war in August 1914 Immelmann was (as he expected) recalled to active duty. He quickly requested a transfer to the Flying Corps, taking and passing his examination in March 1915. The following month he was promoted Lieutenant.
His initial experiences as an airman were not glamorous however, operating as a reconnaissancepilot near Lille in France. In short order however Immelmann established a reputation as an effective fighter pilot: in Germany (and France, but unlike Britain) successful fighter pilots gained wide public renown and acclaim.
Thus the 'Eagle of Lille' (as German newspapers dubbed him) achieved promotion to First Lieutenant in September 1915. He was responsible for developing a dogfight manoeuvre whose name - the Immelmann Turn - remains to this day, comprised of a simultaneous loop and roll design to allow him to dive back at a pursuing airman. It became standard practice during the remainder of the war.
With seventeen (some attribute just fifteen) 'kills' to his name - and the Pour le Merite awarded by the Kaiser on 12 January 1916 - Immelmann was shot down by British pilot George McCubbin on 18 June 1916 near Lens.
Such was the shock of his death (which was at first attributed to other causes) that Kaiser Wilhelm II grounded his fellow airman (and rival) Oswald Boelcke for a month to avoid the loss of two aces in short order.
You can also use this figure with the Wingnut Wings Fokker E.II/EIII
Bibliography
coming soon in 1/32° -54mm
Max Immelmann
No informations about the sculptor (quite sure it's Mike GOOD)
2 heads included.
Cost 22,50US$
A very well coming figure of one of the best German Aviator of the Great War.
Will be wonderfull with the Wingnuts Wings 1/32° Fokker E.1 (not available now, it's also a coming soon)
For those how doesn't remember Max Immelmann:
Text coutesy of http://www.firstworldwar.com
Higly recommended website.
Max Immelmann (1883-1916) was Germany's first air aceof the First World War, scoring seventeen victories until his death in 1916.Immelmann was actually born in South Africa but chose to renounce his British nationality while studying medicine in Germany. Having thereafter joined the German Army he resigned his commission in 1912 in order to work as an engineer.
With the outbreak of war in August 1914 Immelmann was (as he expected) recalled to active duty. He quickly requested a transfer to the Flying Corps, taking and passing his examination in March 1915. The following month he was promoted Lieutenant.
His initial experiences as an airman were not glamorous however, operating as a reconnaissancepilot near Lille in France. In short order however Immelmann established a reputation as an effective fighter pilot: in Germany (and France, but unlike Britain) successful fighter pilots gained wide public renown and acclaim.
Thus the 'Eagle of Lille' (as German newspapers dubbed him) achieved promotion to First Lieutenant in September 1915. He was responsible for developing a dogfight manoeuvre whose name - the Immelmann Turn - remains to this day, comprised of a simultaneous loop and roll design to allow him to dive back at a pursuing airman. It became standard practice during the remainder of the war.
With seventeen (some attribute just fifteen) 'kills' to his name - and the Pour le Merite awarded by the Kaiser on 12 January 1916 - Immelmann was shot down by British pilot George McCubbin on 18 June 1916 near Lens.
Such was the shock of his death (which was at first attributed to other causes) that Kaiser Wilhelm II grounded his fellow airman (and rival) Oswald Boelcke for a month to avoid the loss of two aces in short order.
You can also use this figure with the Wingnut Wings Fokker E.II/EIII
Bibliography
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993.ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Guttman, Jon. Pusher Aces of World War 1. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Co, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84603-417-6.
- Immelmann, Frantz. Der Adler von Lille. Liepzig, Austia: K.F. Koehler Verlag, 1934, reprinted as Immelmann: The Eagle of Lille. Havertown, Pennsylvania: Casemate, 2009. ISBN 978-1-932033-98-4.
- Shores, Christopher, Air Aces. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books, 1983. ISBN 0-86124-104-5.
- Thompson, J. Steve with Peter C. Smith. Air Combat Manoeuvres: The Technique and History of Air Fighting for Flight Simulation. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-903223-98-7.
- van Wyngarden, G. Early German Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1-84176-997-5.
- Wheeler, Allen. Building Aeroplanes for Those Magnificent Men London: Foulis, 1965.
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External links
- Ace Pilots: Immelmann
- First World War: Immelmann
- Spartacus: Immelmann
- Max Immelmann page at theaerodrome.com
