Adolf Schulte Explained

Adolf Schulte
Birth Date:	24 December 1894
Birth Place:	Lüdenscheid, Germany
Death Place:	North of Baralle
Allegiance:	German Empire
Branch:	Aviation
Rank:	Leutnant
Unit:	Jagdstaffel 12
Awards:	Iron Cross

Leutnant Adolf Schulte (24 December 1894 - 12 April 1917) IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His short gallant career would end in a fatal midair crash with his enemies.

Early life

Adolf Schulte was born in Ludenscheit, Germany on 24 December 1894.^[1]

World War I

Schulte joined Jagdstaffel 12 in November 1916. He became its first ace during the opening months of 1917, scoring nine victories.^[2] On 12 April 1917, he first downed Edwin Hayne.^[3] He subsequently collided with a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d from No. 18 Squadron RAF to score his final victory, killing both himself and the British pilot and observer.^[4]

List of aerial victories

See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

No.	Date/time	Aircraft	Foe	Result	Location	Notes
1	11 December 1916 @ 1245 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c	Destroyed	Annequin	10 Sqn. RFC 2/Lt GW Dampier,KIA & 2/Lt HC Barr,KIA
2	6 February 1917 @	Albatros	Nieuport	Destroyed	Grand Range-Ferme
3	6 March 1917 @ 1320 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d serial number 1953	Destroyed	South of Boiry	57 Sqn. RFC, Capt. RSR Bloomfield & 2/lt. VD Lons lePOWs
4	11 March 1917 @ 1105 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d	Destroyed	Ligny	18 Sqn. RFC, Sgt. HP Burgess KIA & 2/Lt. HM Headley KIA
5	24 March 1917 @ 1030 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d	Destroyed	Southwest of Hendecourt
6	3 April 1917 @ 1710 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b	Destroyed	Northeast of Saint-Léger	23 Sqn. RFC, Sgt JA Cunniffe OK & 2/A JT Mackie WIA
u/c	3 April 1917	Albatros	Airco DH.2 s/n A2536
u/c	5 April 1917 @ 1105 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b		Le Pavé
u/c	6 April 1917 @ 0830 hours	Albatros			Anneaux
7	11 April 1917 @ 0855 hours	Albatros	Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2d s/n 5849	Destroyed	Tilloy^[5]
8	11 April 1917 @ 0905 hours	Albatros	Sopwith Pup s/n N5185	Destroyed	West of Neuvireuil	Schulte's victim was future ace Edwin Hayne^[6]
9	12 April 1917 @ 1040 hours	Albatros D.III s/n 1996/16	Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d s/n 4995	Destroyed in midair collision	North of Baralle	18 Sqn. RFC, Lt. OT Walton,KIA & 2/AM JC Walker,KIA. Schulte died in this midair collision^[7] ^[8]

References

• Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. Norman Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993., .
• Albatros Aces of World War 1: Volume 32 of Aircraft of the Aces: Volume 32 of Osprey Aviation Series: Volume 32 of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000., .
• Sopwith Pup Aces of World War 1: Volume 67 of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces: Issue 67 of Aircraft of the Aces. Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2005., .

Notes and References

1. Above the Lines, p. 206.
2. Albatros Aces of World War I, p. 37.
3. Sopwith Pup Aces of World War I, p. 24.
4. Albatros Aces of World War I, p. 37.
5. Above the Lines, p. 206.
6. Sopwith Pup Aces of World War I, p. 24.
7. Above the Lines, p. 206.
8. Albatros Aces of World War I, p. 37.