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Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens.
The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eagle of Lille’. Over a period of just over a year, he would claim 17 victories until his death on 18 June 1916.
As a leader of Germany's deadly “Fokker Scourge,” Max Immelmann almost single-handedly took on Britain’s Royal Flying Corps Approximately 10AM, October 26th, 1915: Over Cambrai, in Fokker Eindecker E.II # 37/15, Lt. Max Immelmann of FFA 62 forces down Vickers F.B.5 #5462 of No. 11 Squadron, RFC.
Dresden, Germany. Killed In Action: 18 June 1916. Place of Death: Near Lens, France. Cemetery: Dresden, Germany. Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were awarded the Orden Pour le Mérite on 12 January 1916. Later that year, Immelmann was killed in a dogfight with seven British aircraft.
Max Franz Immelmann (* 21. September 1890 in Dresden; † 18. Juni 1916 bei Annay, Département Pas-de-Calais, Frankreich) zählte neben Oswald Boelcke und Manfred von Richthofen zu den bekanntesten deutschen Jagdfliegern des Ersten Weltkrieges. Seine Erfolge im Luftkampf trugen ihm bei seinen Gegnern den Beinamen „Adler von Lille “ ein.
Embark on a journey into the pioneering days of aerial combat with Max Immelmann, the first fighter pilot ace of World War I. Explore his tactics, victories, and legacy that shaped the future of...
Max Immelmann PLM was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens.
Apr 15, 2012 · A fierce fighter pilot, dubbed "The Eagle of Lille" by his opponents, he was a mamma's boy whose mother regularly sent him chocolates. The famous half-loop, half-roll maneuver that bears his name, the "Immelmann Turn," most likely was not his invention.
Feb 24, 2023 · Max Immelmann, known as 'The Eagle of Lille', was a German World War I flying ace and pioneer in fighter aviation. Despite being mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, Immelmann's reputation as the first aviator to receive the 'Pour le Mérite', colloquially known as the "Blue Max", was well deserved.
The German ace Max Immelmann, in exploiting the superior abilities of his Fokker Eindeker to climb and dive quickly, helped expand aerial combat from the horizontal into the vertical dimension. Immelmann developed what became known as the Immelmann turn, in which an attacking fighter dove past the enemy…. Read More.
