Fritz Kempf

RED BARON RETURNS · 2 November 2005, 10:20 AM

I'm Trying To Find Out A Little About Fritz Kempf Who Flew The Fokker Dr1 213/17 "kempf" & "remember Me" Writting In German.i Can't Find Out To Much About Him,he Is Not On The German Ace Chart But His Fokker Dr1 Seems To Be Really Popular Among The Triplanes.How Many Victories Did He Have? Any Help Will Be Great.
Later Days,
Jep
Red Baron

Rick · 2 November 2005, 11:16 AM

Perhaps I can add a little.
Kempf, Ltn.d.R. Friedrich Paul (P):
(Uffz.) FEA 3 _______ 6May15 - 20May15
FS Freiburg ________ 20May15 - 29Nov15
FEA 9 ____________ 29Nov15 - 4Jan16
(Vzfw.) KG 4/Ks 20 ___ 4Jan16 - Sep16
KG 4/Ks 1 __________ Sep16 - 28Mar17
AFP 1 ____________ 28Mar17 - 8Apr17
(Ltn.d.R.) Jasta 2 ____ 8Apr17 - 17Oct17
JsSch I Instr. ______ 17Oct17 - 26Jan18
Jasta 2 ___________ 26Jan18 - 18Aug18
JsSch I Instr. ______ 18Aug18 - EOW

1st v/c - 29Apr17
2nd v/c - 5Jun17
3rd v/c - 20Oct17[*]
4th v/c- 8May18

* I recognize the discrepany in dates between his transfer to JsSch I and his 3rd v/c, but that's the data that I have. FWIW. R.

RED BARON RETURNS · 2 November 2005, 05:07 PM

He Only Got 4 Victories Wow (WHY SUCH A LOW TALLY SCORE?) That's A Small Amount Compare To The Other Aces in germany And His Fokker Dr1 Is Very Popular Among Model Builders And Collectors Both.now I Know Why I Can't Find Him Among The German Aces Because He Needed 5 To Be A Ace.
THANKS FOR THE INFO.
Later Days
Jep
Red Baron

2 November 2005, 08:22 PM

I would translate the enormous dialect inscription "Kennscht mi noch?" as a taunt at "near sighted" fellow flyers--

"Know me NOW?" in the sense of "Recognize me YET?"

This would be the first recorded equivalent of the current automobile side view mirror inscription "Warning! Objects may be closer than they appear!"

Laspalmas · 3 November 2005, 12:18 PM

Good one, Rick R

frontflieger · 4 November 2005, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Research

"Kennscht mi noch?"

I'd translate it as "Do you still remember/know me?"

[ "Kennst (Du) mich noch?" ]

Thorsten

Mr_Flibble · 4 November 2005, 02:03 AM

I agree with Frontflieger. It's definitely a sneer at enemy pilots
"[do you still]Remember me?"

Like Udet's "Du doch nicht!", I can't translate it properly but the jest is "Not by you!" I think.

Fritz Kempf · 4 November 2005, 07:29 AM

You can find some photos on my site.
www.vintageaviation.net
I will be posting more soon. As for the fraze, it was just a greeting that Kempf used allot. This story is from the Kempf family:

(He liked sitting in the ?gasthaus? with friends eating good and drinking beer asking people ?kennscht mi noch? (do you remember me).)

Ed

RED BARON RETURNS · 4 November 2005, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fritz Kempf

You can find some photos on my site.
www.vintageaviation.net
I will be posting more soon. As for the faze, it was just a greeting that Kempf used allot. This story is from the Kempf family:

(He liked sitting in the ?gasthaus? with friends eating good and drinking beer asking people ?kennscht mi noch? (do you remember me).)

Ed

SINCE YOU KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT HIM.WHY WAS HIS V/C SCORE SO LOW?
DID HE GET HURT OR KILLED?
LATERS DAYS
JEP
RED BARON

Fritz Kempf · 4 November 2005, 01:07 PM

Here is a short story on him, this came from this forum but I don't remember who posted it. Sorry

Leutnant d. R. Friedrich "Fritz" Kempf had "only" four confirmed victories, thus he didn't qualify under the usual definition of ace. However, there is no doubt he was a seasoned and valued member of Jasta Boelcke, and a Kette leader by early 1918.

He was born in Freiburg im Br.on 9 May 1894. On 1 October 1913 he enlisted in the Badische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 as a one-year volunteer. He was with this unit when the war started, and saw service on the Verdun front.After flight training he was assigned to F.E.A. 3 at Gotha in May 1915, then to the Militär-Flieger-Schule in Freiburg.He completed his training at F.E.A.9 in Darmstadt by 4 January 1916.

He was assigned to Kasta 20 of KAGOHL 4 at Köln,the same unit as another future Jasta Boelcke member, Hermann Frommherz, and received his promotion to Vzfw. on 17 Jan. He saw action on the Verdun front, the Somme, and in Romania and Macedonia. On 9 Sept. he received his promotion to Ltn.d.R.

He was assigned to Jasta Boelcke on 28 Mar. 1917, and scored his first victory on 29 April - a BE2c near Le Pave. His second was a Sopwith Pup on 5 June at Masnieres, then the 3rd was a Camel on 20 Oct. at Gravenstafel.He was sent to Jasta-Schule I as an instructor , returning to Jasta Boelcke in January 1918. On 8 May he scored his fourth victory, a Camel west of Steenwerke - he was flying Dr.I 493/17 at the time. He returned to Jasta-Schule I on 18 August.

He died in August 1966.