Emil Schäpe
German flying ace
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| Intro | German flying ace | ||
| Places | Germany | ||
| was | Pilot Aviator Flying ace | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Birth | 10 October 1890, Elbląg, Poland | ||
| Death | 7 January 1925Lörrach, Germany (aged 34 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Vizefeldwebel Emil Schäpe (10 October 1890 – 7 January 1925) 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.