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Old 19 November 2004, 02:34 AM   #1
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Bruno Poelke

Hello,

digging through some new information I met this man - a German Pionier of Aviation who flew the first time in 1908 ... and the last time in 1973 as far as I know!

I would like to learn more about his WW1-career.

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Old 19 November 2004, 06:03 AM   #2
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Thorsten,

I found Poelke repeatedly mentioned in Supf´s books - also 2 very little photographs.

Supf über Poelke:
"Bruno Poelke, uns als früher Gleitflieger und Konstrukteur eigener Motorflugzeuge bekannt, Werkmeister bei Robert Sommer und der Gothaer Waggonfabrik, ist 1915 und 1916 Fluglehrer in Darmstadt bei der Fea 9.
1917 führt er kühne Erkundungsflüge aus, bis ihm ein Artillerievolltreffer den Motor zerschießt und ihn verwundet. Doch gelingt es ihm, in den deutschen Stellungen zu landen. Dann ist er Werftpilot bei der Märkischen Flugzeugwerft. Im Segelflugkapitel sehen wir ihn wieder." (siehe den kürzlichen Link zum ersten Rhönfliegen.)

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Thorsten,

a bit late and maybe not unknown to you:

http://www.aero-auktion.com/aero-auk...oter-baron.php

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Poelke

... that was the starting-point for my question!!
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