Emil Schäpe

Emil Schäpe
Born	10 October 1890 Elbing, Germany
Died	7 January 1925 (aged 34) Lörrach
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Aviation
Rank	Vizefeldwebel
Unit	FE 4, FE 8, Kasta 26, Kagohl 5, Kasta 25, Schusta 8, Jasta 5, Jasta 33
Awards	Iron Cross

Vizefeldwebel Emil Schäpe (1890–1925) was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.

He scored his first aerial victory while piloting a two-seater reconnaissance plane, on 22 October 1916. He scored another nine months later, on 28 July 1917, after transferring to a fighter unit, Jasta 33. It was nearly another year before he began scoring again, but he finally became an ace on 24 July 1918. He then ran off a string of 13 triumphs in October 1918.^[1]

References

1. "Emil Schäpe". The Aerodome. Retrieved 3 January 2010.