Civilian pilots to Turkey

[stevebecker]

Mates,

You maybe aware of these men shown as civilians when sent to Turkey 1915.

I did wonder if they were German officers who like many (Serno), had to resign then relist into the Ottoman forces?

These are the men I found, I am sorry many have limited details on them, the ranks are as shown, but maybe there Ottoman rank, if you can help add please do?

Baldsum civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 shown 2nd Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 1-16 1915-18 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) pilot licence No 382 1913 Schlosser ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 shown to Mesopotamia possibly not ToS RTG 4-16 sick (not identified)? (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen)

Böhm (Boehm) Reinhold or Siegfried civilian / Lt (Capt) Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 later 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 5-15 1915- (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 crashed with Lt Alaaddin (O) ferrying Rumpler B1 (R5) near Plovdiv Bulgaria 5-15 RTG 4-16 (not identified)? to many to confirm? (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen)

Erblich Heinz civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce Tayyare Boluk 1915- (born 1891 at Hannover-Linden ) Ingenieur deutsche Pilotenschein (pilot's license) am 16-12-11 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 wrote book "Fliegerschule" (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) brother Eduard VzFeldw Staffel 20 Bombengeschwader 4 der Obersten Heeresleitung

Fünfhausen civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 shown 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 9-15 to OC 7th Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk (from Anschwitz) 10-16 to 12-16 (shown German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) in Wolf's book?) 1915-18 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 shown in Albatros C1 with Capt Schlichting (O) in attack on British Monitors off Suva 2-12-15 shown with Maj Siegert (O) in Albatross C1 over Imbros and Lemnos 6-1-16 shown Albatros B1 with Lt Anschwitz (O) attacked a Monitor off Imbros 2-2-16 shown Albatros B1 (A11) with Lt Kettembeil (O) crashed into sea off Tenedos after raid and saved 6-16 RTG 1917 (not identified) (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book

Garber Hugo Johann Max Jakob civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung Çanakkale 2-15 shown 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 5-15 RTG 9-15 1915- (1893 - 1928) (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 shown with Hüseyin Sedat (O) over flew Senro bay 4-15 later flight instructor RTG 9-15 (not identified) (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in Klaus Wolf's Book

Giror Kurt civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce Tayyare Boluk 1915-16 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 RTG 4-16 (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen)

König Benno civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce Tayyare Boluk 1915-16 Chauffeur pilot's license 29-12-10 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 RTG 4-16 (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) (not identified)?

Preussner Louis (Preußner Ludwig) civilian / Unteroffizier (Lt) Pilot Airforce OC Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 OC 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 6-15 to Director Training Flieger Abt. School San Stefano 7-15 (Aviator Dept. San Stefano) Aircraft School (Tayyare Mektebi) at Air station at Yesilköy 1915 Çanakkale'de Pilot Uçus bölük komutani (Flight Commander in Çanakkale) 1915-16 (1888 at Hölle Bayern DoA 29-5-16) im Deutschen Krankenhaus at Konstantinopel grave in German war cemetery at Tarabya Istanbul Ex Guard Jäger Bn (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 claimed in Albatros C1 (AK1 446-1014/15) with Lt Ketlembeil (O) brought down first allied plane in 27-9-15 reported instructor with trainee pilot when in Rumpler B1 or (Gotha G2) crashed at San Stefano field - reported mortality in Flying accident with Turkish pupil Ali Riza at San Stefano durch Flugzeugabsturz bei San Stefano verwundet shown WIA 16-5-16 from injuries in plane crash and DoA 29-5-16 on grave in türkischen Diensten gefallene preußische Offiziere 10 awarded EK I and Ottoman Silver Liakat Medal with swords and War Medal (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Röder Hermann civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung shown 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 5-15 to 4th Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 12-15 to 3-16 - Iskenderun hava sahasi korunmasi Mersin ve Dogu Ürdün'de (Iskenderun airspace protection in Mersin and East Jordan) 1915-17 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) pilots licence No 507 1913 ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 to Adana 1-16 shown flew Rumpler B1 (R12) over Cyprus 14-2-16 RTG 4-16 (not identified)? (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Schäfer (Schäffer Albert) (Schulter Siegfreid) civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 shown 2nd Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 1-16 rtn 2nd Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk 1915-18 (born 1880 ) (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 shown to Mesopotamia RTG 4-16 sick returned Turkey claimed in AEG C4 with Loos or Quoos (O) shot down plane near Little Zab or Altinköprü (Uzunköprü) 16-5-18 (not identified)? (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Seidler or Seydler or Sydler Frank civilian / Lt (Lt) Pilot Airforce possibly Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung 2-15 later 1st Aircraft Company Tayyare Boluk at Çanakkale 5-15 (shown 18-3-15) RTG 9-15 1915-17 Bavarian (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) pilots licence No 286 1912 first pilot ferried Rumpler B1 (R1) to Turkey 2-15 - first sortie in Rumpler B1 (R1) with Lt Hüseyin Sedat Bey (O) spotted Alied Fleet near Dardenelles 18-3-15 flew recce sorties over islands Tenedos Imbros and Lemnos during 1915 (Rumpler B1 (R1 - 315-993/14) was lost in crash 3-7-16) RTG 9-15 awarded Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class and EK II & EK I and Ottoman Laikat Medal and War Medal (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen) shown in book by Klaus Wolf

Stockhausen J. civilian / Lt Pilot Airforce possibly att Dardanelles Flieger-Abteilung - Feldflieger-Truppe 1915-16 (Shown German-Turkish Air Auxiliary Comand at Czerneheviz in Hungary) ferry aircraft to Turkey Feb to July 1915 RTG 4-16 (spelling in Ole Nikoljsen)

Hope these help

S.B