Emil Schäpe

Military Person

1890 – 1925

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Who was Emil Schäpe?

Vizefeldwebel Emil Schäpe was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.

He scored his first aerial victory while piloting a two-seater reconnaissance plane, on 22 October 1916. He scored another nine months later, on 28 July 1917, after transferring to a fighter unit, Jasta 33. It was nearly another year before he began scoring again, but he finally became an ace on 24 July 1918. He then ran off a string of 13 triumphs in October 1918.

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Born
Oct 10, 1890
Elbląg
Died
Jan 7, 1925
Lörrach

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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