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{{Infobox military person
| name = Franz Gräser
| image = Gräser Ferenc.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 26 October 1892
| death_date = {{d-da|17 May 1918|26 October 1892}}
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial =
| birth_place =Nyírmada, Hungary
| death_place =Treviso
| placeofburial_coordinates =
| nickname =
| allegiance =Austro-Hungarian Empire
| branch =Aviation
| serviceyears =
| rank =Leutnant
| unit =Flik 2, Flik 32, Flik 42J, Flik 61J
| commands =
| battles =
| awards =Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Silver Medal for Bravery
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}

Leutnant Franz Gräser was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.

Gräser was a technical university student in Budapest until World War I broke out. In October 1914, he enlisted in Infanterieregiment No. 72, graduated reserve officer school in mid-July 1915, and began World War I as the commander of a machine gun unit on the Russian Front.[1] After being wounded, he transferred to K.u.K, the Austro-Hungarian air service. He was commissioned as an officer and assigned to observer duties in the rear seat of a reconnaissance aircraft in Flik 2. His skill with machine guns helped him to his first two victories, from the rear seat,[2] on 10 February and 20 May 1917.[3]

Like many observers, Gräser made the transition to becoming a pilot. Unlike just about anyone else, he did so without formal training. The feldwebel pilot who coached him thought he was a natural, but he never received any official training. Without ever being licensed as a pilot, Gräser began flying an Albatros D.III fighter for Flik 42J[4] beginning in September 1917.[5] His personal insignia of an owl on his plane was based in Baltic culture; an owl was considered a sign of death.[6] By the end of 1917, his score stood at 11, with number 11 being claimed on 5 December 1917.[7]

He resumed his victory roll on 26 January 1918 with Flik 61J. By the 23rd of March, he had run his total of wins up to 18 confirmed and one unconfirmed.[8] Most of his victories were over Italian pilots,[9] and his range of victims was wide; seaplanes, fighters, recon two-seaters, and balloons all fell before his guns.[10]

On 17 May 1918,[11] Gräser flew an escort mission, and was shot down in flames by several Italian aces, including Guido Nardini, Francesco Baracca, Antonio Chiri, Cesare Magistrini, and Gastone Novelli.[12][13]

Sources of information

1. ^{{cite book |title=Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 |page= 67 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015223125/http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |archivedate=2008-10-15 |df= }} Retrieved 23 December 2009.
3. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 5 April 2010.
4. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 23 December 2009.
5. ^{{cite book |title=Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 |page= 68 }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015223125/http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |archivedate=2008-10-15 |df= }} Retrieved 23 December 2009.
7. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 23 December 2009.
8. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 23 December 2009.
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015223125/http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |archivedate=2008-10-15 |df= }} Retrieved 23 December 2009.
10. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 23 December 2009.
11. ^http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/graser.php Retrieved on 23 December 2009.
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015223125/http://www.swwisa.net/kuklft/aces.html |archivedate=2008-10-15 |df= }} Retrieved 23 December 2009.
13. ^{{cite book |title=SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I |page=25 }}

See also

List of World War I flying aces from Hungary

References

  • Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 Christopher Chant. Osprey Publishing, 2002. {{ISBN|1-84176-376-4}}, {{ISBN|978-1-84176-376-7}}.
  • SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I. Jon Guttman. Osprey Publishing, 2002. {{ISBN|1841763160}}, 9781841763163.
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