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Re: Need info on 3 test pilots.
Sergio
Wilhem Stör was born at Witten in the Ruhr area on Oct 5th 1893. He served with a Hussar regiment in 1914 and transferred to aviation in 1917. Posted to Jasta 68 on April 7th in 1918 he recieved the Iron Cross after his first victory that same month. He was credited with five victories, although only four has so far been found in German records. He himself always claimed that he had shot down three aircraft and two balloons.
Post war he served with the "forces in the Baltic" (does not say if this apply to German troops or any of the Baltic States) and later became an aerobatic instructor at Schleissheim. A very well known stunt pilot during the thirties and ranked among such pilots as Gerhard Fieseler and Ernst Udet. He also became a test pilot with Messerschmitt. Flying a M.35 he won the German Master Aerobatic Contest in 1935. During WW 2 he brought two Bf 109 fighters to Japan. He died in Augsburg on Dec 12th, 1977 aged 84
Victories
12 apr 1918 SE.5a at Villers-aux-Erables at 18.15H
18 May 1918 BE.2b at Le Quesnel
15 Aug 1918 Spad at Reimser Wood at 17.50H
3 Sept 1918 Balloon at Reimser Wood
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Source: Above the Lines: Franks/Bailey/Guest
Cheers
Stig
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