Do you share a birthday with a famous ace?

**Oberst Hajj** · 07-30-2010 23:20

Turns out Albert Ball was born the same day as me, 14 August, in 1896.

You can find out what happened during WWI on your birthday (or any other day) by using the menus at the top of this page.

Have fun!

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-31-2010 00:43

Can't find the menu Col.I must be going blind.

Rob.

**ara398** · 07-31-2010 00:54

Keith! I had no idea you were born in 1896!!!

Congratulations - what's your secret?

**Olt^Jones** · 07-31-2010 01:09

in my birth date of the year 1917 happened:

-event: 23 Dec 1917 Jastas 49, 50 are formed
-deaths of: 23 Dec 1917 Ernst Hess and 23 Dec 1917 Clive Collett.

nice tool Col.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-31-2010 01:42

Found it in the end, but don't share my birthday with anyone famous.
Rob.

**Oberst Hajj** · 07-31-2010 02:18

Originally Posted by ara398

Keith! I had no idea you were born in 1896!!!

Congratulations - what's your secret?

Lot's of drinking and womanizing... and of course not letting those dirt Huns shoot me down! lol

**AlgyLacey** · 07-31-2010 02:26

I share my birthday with Charles Odell, Thomas Nash and Jasta 77 !

**richard m schwab** · 07-31-2010 06:01

Keith!

I came up a bust also, i am still stuck with Ben Franklin!

Rich

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-31-2010 11:24

Originally Posted by richard m schwab

Keith!

I came up a bust also, i am still stuck with Ben Franklin!

Rich

At least he don't drink a lot.
Rob.

**LGKR** · 07-31-2010 11:41

1. 04 Mar 1889 Charles Nuville

2. 04 Mar 1893 Joseph Callaghan

3. 04 Mar 1896 Francois Guerrier

4. 04 Mar 1896 Malcolm McGregor

5. 04 Mar 1898 Arthur Korff

**Guntruck** · 07-31-2010 12:18

Frank Baylies, French Air Force and USAS.

Also the same day Werner Voss and Gottfried Von Banfield cashed in their chips

**Gord** · 07-31-2010 13:36

8th February
of course he was born a tad earlier, about 61 years earlier.
Guess which mini I am most looking forward to?

Gord

Originally Posted by Col. Hajj

Turns out Albert Ball was born the same day as me, 14 August, in 1896.

You can find out what happened during WWI on your birthday (or any other day) by using the menus at the top of this page.

Have fun!

**gregbond77** · 07-31-2010 14:44

I share my birthday with Kurt Wissemann, Wilfrid May, and Frederick(call me Froderick Dr. Frankinsteen

) Hall.

**tuladin** · 07-31-2010 18:35

1 20 Jun 1893 Karl Bolle
2 20 Jun 1894 William Herisson
3 20 Jun 1894 Charles Grey
4 20 Jun 1895 Ronald Keirstead
5 20 Jun 1897 George Learmond
6 20 Jun 1898 Ernest Kelly

1 German, 1 Frenchman, 1 Yank, 1 Englishman, and 2 Canadians born on the last day of spring like me. I've heard of Bolle, the rest I don't recognize.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-01-2010 01:15

Originally Posted by gregbond77

I share my birthday with Kurt Wissemann, Wilfrid May, and Frederick(call me Froderick Dr. Frankinsteen

) Hall.

Some people are just greedy Greg.

Not that I'm envious at all.

Rob.

**Attila57** · 08-01-2010 06:13

I share my birthday with:

1890 Andre Delorme (France)
1892 Bruce Jackman (USA)
1894 Alexander de Seversky (Russia)
1896 Percy Clayson (England)
1896 Kurt Jacob (Germany)
1896 Douglas Campbell (USA)
1898 William Irwin (Canada)

June 7, 1917: Italian ace Orazio Pierozzi claimed his first confirmed victory with a floatplane (twenty-three days after his first but unconfirmed victory). I was born in Rome forty years after

.

Attilio

**gregbond77** · 08-01-2010 15:08

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

Some people are just greedy Greg.

Not that I'm envious at all.

Rob.

There were actually three other pilots but I wanted to spare your feeling just a bit. With the cracking Biff, and Triplane you built you have no need to feel envious( mine is still in the pre-build stage-thats it I'm going to tear it down and get it finished starting today).

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-02-2010 01:17

Originally Posted by gregbond77

There were actually three other pilots but I wanted to spare your feeling just a bit. With the cracking Biff, and Triplane you built you have no need to feel envious( mine is still in the pre-build stage-thats it I'm going to tear it down and get it finished starting today).

That is just rubbing salt in the wound Greg. Telling me that there are three others. i t was mortifying enough to learn that the Col. shares his birthday with my hero Albert Ball without all this. Kind remarks about my Biff can't eradicate the pain of these disclosures. I am going out on a solo sortie now, and I may be some time!
From a disconsolate F.O. Kyte.

**Algynon** · 08-02-2010 12:48

I share my birthday with

1 11 Nov 1884 Leonard Hammond
2 11 Nov 1885 Victor Federov
3 11 Nov 1890 Constant Plessis
4 11 Nov 1890 Otto Parschau

Better get a few bottles of Pimms out if F.O.Kyte is going on a solo sortie. looking at the last post the huns are in for a kicking.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-02-2010 12:58

Better get a few bottles of Pimms out if F.O.Kyte is going on a solo sortie. looking at the last post the huns are in for a kicking.[/QUOTE]

Don't worry Algy, they got one.

Photos, and report to follow when I get back from holiday.
Rob.

**Algynon** · 08-02-2010 13:02

Have a good leave. Just make sure the tender gets you to Calais on time for the ferry.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-02-2010 15:06

Originally Posted by Algynon

Have a good leave. Just make sure the tender gets you to Calais on time for the ferry.

Thanks Algy. Anything I can bring you back from Blighty?
Kyte.

**Goering Ace** · 08-02-2010 18:47

I share my birthday with -

1. Aug. 4, 1890 - Henri Peronneau (France) - 9 victories
2. Aug. 4, 1891 - William Nel (South Africa) - 7 victories
3. Aug. 4, 1893 - Alfons Nagler (Germany) - 10 victories

Way cool!! Thanks for the heads up on that, Col.!!

Scott

**Anav** · 08-02-2010 19:00

I share my birthday with:

1 29 May 1888 Giorgio Michetti
2 29 May 1889 Jean Bozon-Verduraz
3 29 May 1890 Gustave Naudin
4 29 May 1892 Frederick Wilton
5 29 May 1892 Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer
6 29 May 1893 Gordon Olley
7 29 May 1893 Henri Hay de Slade
8 29 May 1896 Norman MacGregor
9 29 May 1896 Murray Guthrie

**Algynon** · 08-03-2010 11:55

Cheers, if you could drop into my tailors, Henry Poole, of Saville Row and pick up a new scarf I would be much obliged. At 12000ft it gets a bit chilly.

**chimpchoker** · 08-03-2010 13:10

On my birthday

09 Aug 1888 Eduard von Schleich
09 Aug 1890 Hans Rosencrantz
09 Aug 1892 Norman MacMillan
09 Aug 1898 Roman Schneider

**Snowy** · 08-03-2010 13:37

On my birthday....

27 Jun 1918 Two German pilots saved by parachutes for the first time.

Is this significant? Hmmmm, hope it is not habit forming.

**bumblie3** · 08-03-2010 14:10

Just the one:-
Born 3rd May1896 – Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Flying ace (died 27th June 1917)
Flew with Jagdstaffels FA 227 & 11, was given permanent command of Jagdstaffel FA 11 from 17th July 1917, until his death 10 days later.. He amassed 30 victories, including New Zealand air ace, Captain Alan Scott, on 28 May 1917. (Scott survived being shot down. He died in 1922). He also shot down Canadian ace Flight Lieutenant Gerald Nash, who survived but was captured. He was repatriated 1919 and dird in 1976.
Allmenroder's Albatros DIII was painted red with a white nose and spinner and a white elevator. The under wings were two shades of blue.

**swarbs** · 08-03-2010 14:37

I've got a pretty decent day, unless you're the Red Baron. Cool web-site Col., thanks for posting it.

Births
1 21 Apr 1894 Jacques Swaab - USA
2 21 Apr 1897 Charles Booker - England

Deaths
1 21 Apr 1918 Manfred von Richthofen - Germany

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-04-2010 00:25

Originally Posted by Algynon

Cheers, if you could drop into my tailors, Henry Poole, of Saville Row and pick up a new scarf I would be much obliged. At 12000ft it gets a bit chilly.

Silk or wool Algy?

Kyte.

**Algynon** · 08-04-2010 13:28

Silk I think, the wool tends to chaife after twenty mins.Very decent of you old boy.

**Hamburger** · 09-03-2010 17:58

Well I'm stuck with Einstein. March 14.

**csadn** · 09-04-2010 00:20

1 31 Dec 1893 Willi Gabriel Germany
2 31 Dec 1896 Roy Chappell England
3 31 Dec 1896 Mieczyslaw Garsztka Germany
4 31 Dec 1898 Ernest Hardcastle England

Nobody brilliant. Oh well.

**John B** · 09-04-2010 03:01

It looks that I will have to be satisfied with Elvis.

John B

**flash** · 09-05-2010 05:12

I share my birthday - 12th Feb - with:

Lt Risdon MacKenzie BENNETT b:1900; RNAS/RAF; 5 victories; died 28 Sep 1918 from wounds. Possibly the youngest ace killed in the Great War.

Lt Eberhard MOHNICKE b:1898; Jasta 11 & KG II; 9 victories; WIA twice; died 14 Oct 1930

Paul Marie Raphael Santelli b:1898; FAS Spa81; 7 Victories - all balloons; died 15 Jan 1928

On the day I was born Cpt Frank Ormond "Mongoose" Soden passed away - he had 27 victories, most in an SE5a. He served in WWII too as OC Biggin Hill.

and in 1918 WG Barker & H Hudson downed 5 balloons at Fossamerlo.

Fascinating stuff !

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-05-2010 08:19

Originally Posted by flash

I share my birthday - 12th Feb - with:

Lt Risdon MacKenzie BENNETT b:1900; RNAS/RAF; 5 victories; died 28 Sep 1918 from wounds. Possibly the youngest ace killed in the Great War.

Lt Eberhard MOHNICKE b:1898; Jasta 11 & KG II; 9 victories; WIA twice; died 14 Oct 1930

Paul Marie Raphael Santelli b:1898; FAS Spa81; 7 Victories - all balloons; died 15 Jan 1928

On the day I was born Cpt Frank Ormond "Mongoose" Soden passed away - he had 27 victories, most in an SE5a. He served in WWII too as OC Biggin Hill.

and in 1918 WG Barker & H Hudson downed 5 balloons at Fossamerlo.

Fascinating stuff !

That is just being flash Flash. Said grumpy old Rob, who shares his birthday with nobody of any significance either living or dead

Rob.

**bumblie3** · 09-05-2010 11:39

Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte

That is just being flash Flash. Said grumpy old Rob, who shares his birthday with nobody of any significance either living or dead

Rob.

Come now Rob!
Surely you share a birthdate with F.O.Kyte, DFC (Drinks Folding Cabinet) and BAR, British Wing Commander, Lord High Pooh Bah, Deputy God (Ming the Merciless to his underlings), Wielder of the Pointy stick - WITH KNOBS ON, Ace Pilot of the Barstool (which is why when he is wanted, they put out an APB), Master of the mess (well he makes most of it), scourge of Joanna and Ludo (He normally plays Ludo with Joanna, and duets on the Joanna with Ludo, but rarely at the same time) and sometime Nieuport Pilot (I think I knew his brother Pagnel?)?? How could you try to hide such Glory??

Bumblie3

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**Cujo8-1** · 09-12-2010 17:52

I share a birthday with a French Balloon Ace named Theophile Henri Condemine!

Yee Haw!!!

**Won Wing Lo** · 09-12-2010 18:27

On my birthday: 03 Jul 1897 Aubrey Ellwood England

Now I have a new favorite mini! Time to fly the Sopwith Camel!

**BeastlyHun** · 09-13-2010 01:11

April 21: the most famous ace of the war, Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, is killed on this date.

**Dom S** · 09-13-2010 03:55

Thanks for that - I now know that I share a birthday with a famous WWI ace - Hermann bleeding Goering....

**LeBru** · 09-13-2010 11:36

Births

Edward Gribben
John Edward Sharman
John Hales
William Clarke
Heinrich Arntzen

Deaths

Albert Wear
Georges Guynemer
William Bishop
Harry Watson
Hervey Rhodes

**Raege** · 09-14-2010 11:22

only births no deaths a good sign methinks ;-)

02 Sep 1890 Robert Delannoy
2 02 Sep 1892 Louis Jarvis
3 02 Sep 1892 Hans-Eberhardt Gandert
4 02 Sep 1895 Jean Pierre de Gaillard de la Valden

**bsmith13** · 09-16-2010 07:21

I share a birthday with two relatively unknown aces of the German Air Service:

Josef Raesch
Kurt Haber

I googled, but couldn't find a site that listed the birthdays of WWII aces. I guess that would be a HUGE undertaking...

**chub** · 09-17-2010 12:06

I can't link a birthday, but on September 17th 1916 The Red Baron claimed his first victory.

ScottyD135 · 09-17-2010 12:09

Births
23 Mar 1885 Otto Schmidt
23 Mar 1888 Gustave Daladier
23 Mar 1892 Oren Rose
23 Mar 1896 Ernest Owen
23 Mar 1896 William Reed

**DaveZee** · 09-18-2010 09:19

Only one birth and no deaths:

Gerald Maxwell - SE5a pilot - guess I need to break my new SE5a out!

**jpsavieira** · 10-10-2010 00:47

I share my birthday with:

Name: Sumner Sewall
Country: United States
Rank: Captain
Service: United States Air Service
Units: 95th Aero
Victories: 7
Born: 17 June 1897
Place of Birth: Bath, Maine
Died: 25 January 1965
Place of Death: Bath, Maine

Name: Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell
Country: Australia
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Unit: 45
Victories: 19
Born: 17 June 1896
Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia
Died: 10 December 1919
Place of Death: Near Corfu
Cemetery: Melbourne, Victoria

Name: Anthony Herbert William Wall
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 48
Victories: 16
Born: 17 June 1888
Place of Birth: London
Died: December 1989
Place of Death: Newton Abbott, Devon

**Jager** · 02-10-2013 04:09

Refreshing this:
10-AUG:

Georges Lachmann: French, only 9 victories, but served all over, and for the entire war

: Western Front, Italian front, back to the Western front, to Russia for a year
(where he got most of his victories), back to Italy, to Russia, finally returning to france in Nov'18. Died in 1961.

Hartmuth Baldamus: German, 18 victories, 5 with FFA20 (recon unit), the rest with Jasta 9, the last being a mid-air collision with a neuport 17, which killed him
(I wonder if the french pilot got credit for him?) on 14-APR-17.

Hermann Frommherz: German, 32 victories, Started his flying with Kasta20 (tactical bombing) during the battle of Verdun, and the Somme, before going to Romania DEC'16, then Greece.
assigned to Jasta 2 in MAR'17, crashed in May, and was out until Mar-18 with injuries, and a stint as flight instructer. He got 30 of his
victories from Jun-18 til NOV-18 (including 6 Bristol Fighters), and succeeded Goring as commander of Jasta 27.
Post war, he kept active in aviation. Was sent to the secret flying center in Russia in 1925, and trained Chiang Kai-shek's fighter pilots in '31-32.
Joined the new Luftwaffe and commanded I/JG134 (later remade as JG142), SEP-38 to JAN-39, leading it in the takeover of Czechoslovakia.
Seems to have gone to Staff after that, though commanded Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht from 1-APR-42 to 30-SEP-42. Died in 1964.

Jens Frederick Larsen: American, flying with the RFC then RAF, 9 victories, and a founding member of 84 Squadron. Flew Se.5as. Died 1981.

Sydney Brown: American, again flying with the RFC/RAF, 5 victories with 29 Squadron. Also flew Se.5as. Died 1952 as a professor of Medieval history, writing several books.

Karl