| August Delling | |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Braunetsrieth, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Death Place: | Battenberg |
| Allegiance: | Germany |
| Branch: | Artillery; aviation |
| Serviceyears: | 1914-1918 |
| Rank: | Leutnant |
| Unit: | Jagdstaffel 34 |
| Awards: | Military Merit Order |
Leutnant August Delling was a German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
On 19 October 1895, August Delling was born on a farm at Braunetsrieth in northeastern Bavaria. As World War I began, Delling joined the Bavarian artillery service in August 1914. By September, he was an Unteroffizier. On 1 September 1916, he was commissioned as a Leutnant and placed in command of an artillery unit.[1]
On 25 June 1917, Delling transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Service). He underwent pilot's training at the Bavarian Jastaschule 2 in Furth. Upon graduation, on 16 March 1918 he was posted direct to a fighter squadron, Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 34.[1] In accordance with German custom, Delling was allowed to mark his own Albatros D.V, serial numbered D.4483/17. Over the basic silvery white of the fuselage went a light red wash from nose to cockpit, with the same red in a wide band around the fuselage. Wings remained standard five-color lozenge camouflage. The tailplane maintained its stock coloring of green and lavender on top, but the undersides were light blue and the rudder was painted white.[2] Delling is also known to have operated a third or fourth hand Fokker Dr.I triplane, though probably without his personal markings.[3]
Between 6 April and 23 June 1918, Delling was credited with five confirmed aerial victories, but denied confirmation on a sixth credited to an anti-aircraft unit. On 3 August 1918, Delling left combat duty with Jasta 34 because of ill health. He would recoup to fly again as an instructor at Bavaria's Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 2.[1]
August Delling survived the war and went on to become a director of the firm of Huecke and Buhren. He died on 17 June 1962[1] in Battenberg.[4]