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	Oswald Boelcke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boelcke is considered the father of the German fighter air force; he was the first to formalise the rules of air fighting, which he presented as the Dicta Boelcke.
		Boelcke was born in Giebichenstein, the son of a schoolmaster recently returned from Argentina.
		Boelcke was killed when his Albatros D.II collided with that of Böhme, a novice pilot of his own squadron, during a dog fight with DH.2s flown by No.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oswald_Boelcke (519 words)

	Oswald Boelcke
		In March 1916 Boelcke was made leader of the newly formed Fliegerabteilung Sivery and led them in action over Verdun.
		The German air force (Luftstreitkräfte[?]) was reorganized in mid-1916 and Boelcke was appointed commander of his hand-picked group of Jagdstaffel Nr.
		Boelcke was killed when his Albatros D.II collided with that of Boehme during a dogfight with D.H. 2s flown by 24 Squadron of the RFC.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/os/Oswald_Boelcke.html (251 words)

	The Flying Circus - A CFS2 Jagdstaffel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Boelcke and his pilots intercepted a flight of bombers and fighters crossing the lines.
		Boelcke learned that it was far better to stay and continue mixing it up -- waiting for his opponent to make mistakes or flee -- than to break and run.
		Boelcke preferred to fly to within 100 yards or less before firing, to ensure hitting what he aimed at with his opening burst.
	www.freewebs.com /jagdgeschwader1/dictaboelcke.htm (2100 words)

	Encyclopedia: Dicta Boelcke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Dicta Boelcke is a list of fundamental tactics of air combat formulated by the first great German flying ace of the First World War, Oswald Boelcke.
		Oswald Boelcke in 1916 Oswald Boelcke (19 May 1891–28 October 1916) was a German flying ace of the First World War and one of the most influential patrol leaders and tacticians of the early years of air combat.
		An example of an instance where a judgement may include dicta is where a court rules that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a case or dismisses the case on a technicality.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dicta-Boelcke (470 words)

	Oswald Boelcke: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Boelcke is considered the father of the German fighter air force; he was the first to formalise the rules of air fighting, which he presented as the Dicta Boelcke (Dicta Boelcke: the dicta boelcke is a list of fundamental tactics of air combat formulated by the...
		Boelcke was born in Giebichenstein, the son of a schoolmaster recently returned from Argentina (Argentina: A republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America).
		Boelcke was killed when his Albatros D.II collided with that of Böhme during a dog fight (dog fight: dog fight is a common term used to describe close-range aerial combat between two or...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/oswald_boelcke (636 words)

	Dicta Boelcke - Organization of Jagdstaffeln and the demise of Boelcke
		Boelcke scored the unit's first victory, his 20th, on September 2nd, and on the 14th became the first pilot to score five victories with the Jasta.
		It was Boelcke's sixth patrol of the day over the Somme, and in his haste to get airborne, had neglected to strap himself securely into the cockpit — a mistake born from exhaustion that would soon prove fatal.
		Boelcke never wore a crash helmet and did not strap himself in the Albatros either – otherwise he would have even survived the not at all too powerful of an impact.
	www.geocities.com /aw3aw3/dicta.htm (2714 words)

	Oswald Boelcke Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Oswald Boelcke (May 19 1891 - October 28 1916) was a German air ace of World War I. He was born in Giebichenstein the son of a schoolmaster recently returned from Argentina.
		The observer of Boelcke crew shot down the first enemy aircraft on July 4 1915.
		In the same month Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German fighter pilots being given the first two Fokker E-I aircraft fitted with a synchronized forward-firing machinegun.
	www.ebiog.com /biography/1525/oswald-boelcke/bio.htm (324 words)

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		Oswald Boelcke was a man who at 23 years old won the Iron Cross for completing over forty missions.
		Boelcke was a man who didn't go for aerobatics - he felt they should only be used when the enemy refused to stay still for a good shot.
		But Boelcke was not able to withstand the crash landing - he wasn't buckeled in.
	www.themaingate.net /wwi/boelcke.php (648 words)

	History and Oswald Boelcke
		Dicta Boelcke is still considered the foundation of fighter tactics.
		Boelcke spent the summer touring all of the German fronts, choosing crack pilots for the unit he was to create.
		Boelcke swerved upward to avoid Manfred but, in the process, brushed lightly against the lower wing of Erwin Boehme's Albatros.
	dr1.tripod.com /oswald.html (401 words)

	Tactics
		Boelcke, on the other hand, discovered an effective means of downing an aircraft.
		Boelcke would move in as close as possible to his target before firing into it, ensuring that he hit the target and conserving ammunition.Boelcke is often called the father of air-combat tactics.
		Boelcke possessed a rare combination of tactical brilliance and keen flying technique.
	www.savagesquadron.com /Tactics.htm (2010 words)

	Oswald Boelcke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		swald Boelcke was born in Giebichstein, (near Halle, Saxony) the fourth child of six in a schoolteacher's family.
		Boelcke was given command of Jasta 2 and allowed to select his own pilots.
		Boelcke not only fought, raising his own score into the thirties, he also taught his men the elements of and keys to successful air fighting.
	home.wanadoo.nl /jrm.rensen/wwar1/boelcke/oboelcke_e.html (510 words)

	Learning From The Past: A Fighter Pilot's Obligation
		Boelcke was Germany's leading ace with 40 victories until his death in an aircraft accident on October 28, 1916.11 Besides being a pioneer tactician, Boelcke was an excellent leader and teacher, his most famous pupil being the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
		Boelcke rectified this preference for indi- vidual combat by developing a standard formation which proved successful in combat and later became the basis for all nation's fighter forces.
		Boelcke's Dictum is effectively illustrated by one engagement involving Manfred von Richthofen:...his fuel evidently running low, the Englishman abandoned the duel and struck out on a desperate zigzag flight for home.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1984/HEW.htm (5400 words)

	Artur 1/48 Albatros D.II
		Boelcke hand picked his pilots and trained them in his tactics.
		Boelcke was unable to recover and was killed in the crash.
		I am told that the decals (Boelcke's 386/16) were done on an Alps.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/june/aviation/albatros.htm (1641 words)

	Germany's aerial mainstay - The Albatros Fighters
		In the 1930s the RAF was convinced that airplanes flew too fast to use Boelcke's tactics, and came up with the "Fighting Area" attacks, which had closely-packed groups of fighters doing airshow formation changes as they sought the bombers preparatory to doing one-at-a-time attacks on the formation.
		Oswald Boelcke was born May 19, 1891, in Giebichstein, near Halle in Saxony, the son of a schoolteacher.
		Boelcke took to young Baron Manfred von Richthofen's fighting spirit, and the man who would put his teacher's words into action more than any other left the next morning to become part of what was being called Jasta 2.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1999/may/aviation/albatros_fighters.htm (4366 words)

	Oswald Boelcke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 1915, Boelcke was the pilot chosen to test Anthony Fokker's new machine gun synchronizing device.
		It was a great success and Boelcke used the new invention to become the first German ace.
		Author of the "Dicta Boelcke," he developed rules for air combat, many of which remain relevant today.
	www.theaerodrome.com /aces/germany/boelcke.html (395 words)

	Boelcke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		With 40 victories to his name at the time of his death, Hauptmann Boelcke was Germany's greatest fighter pilot and air unit commander.
		Boelcke was born in Giebichstein, (near Halle, Saxony) the fourth child of six in a schoolteacher's family.
		Boelcke advocated re-organizing German air units to concentrate fighter strength.
	www.lib.byu.edu /estu/wwi/bio/b/boelcke.html (376 words)

	Channel 4 - History - An interview with Professor Philip Sabin
		PS: Boelcke was the father of aerial tactics independent of the aircraft themselves.
		He emphasised things like going for surprise; making sure you knew where the enemy was but he didn't know where you were; never being taken in by ruses such as an aircraft put out as bait so that, when you attacked it, you yourself were attacked by the enemy waiting in the clouds.
		Boelcke was a great formation tactician and left behind the formation rules and tactics for which he is now famous.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/c-d/dogfight01.html (4187 words)

	Red Baron II History/Errata FAQ - IGN FAQs
		Boelcke dived away from the British planes and did not return to the action.
		The string of victories continued through the fall, as Boelcke taught his elite group of pilots all that he had learned in his many prior combats.
		Oswald Boelcke was gone, but his legacy lived in both the spirit and organization of the German fighter force.
	faqs.ign.com /articles/624/624660p1.html (16599 words)

	Boelkesditca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Boelcke's Dicta
		The other lesson to be drawn from Boelcke's Dicta is from Boelcke himself in his willingness to share what he knew with his fellow pilots.
		This maybe just a game, but we are a squadron and more importantly we fly here as friends in support of each other.
	www.homestead.com /misfitssquadron/Boelkesditca.html (857 words)

	The Aerodrome Forum - Dicta Boelcke and modern combat (long)
		I've been removed from that kind of flying for 11 years, but Dicta Boelcke is timeless.
		The concept of "engaged" and "free/supporting" fighter is the gist of Boelcke's remark.
		To think Dicta Boelcke is no longer valid because of BVR missiles misses the point.
	www.theaerodrome.com /forum/printthread.php?t=9740 (1113 words)

	L'Porc's Lessons - Intro to Combat Flight
		Oswald Boelcke, a brilliant and thinking German pilot, was an eager teacher of his fellow pilots.
		The so called "Boelcke's Dicta" no doubt contributed to the survival of many German flyers.
		Just as Boelcke's Dicta was intended to help his countrymen survive, this document is intended to help you survive in the Red Baron 3D MMP arenas.
	dim.com /~ggordon/CmbtFly.html (3927 words)

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		Boelcke was very influential in developing the tactics and organisation of the German Air Services fighter sqaudrons.
		He developed a set of tactics for aerial combat known as "Dicta Boelcke".
		One example of this is trying to attack an enemy from dead behind, as this is a blind spot for most fighters.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~donaldob/redbaron/boelcke.htm (72 words)

	Oswald Boelcke
		I'm currently working on a complete new and illustrated edition of the Boelcke Field Reports that will be published either in printed form or as an eBook on CD.
		The Boelcke Photoalbum - a collection of pictures including a portrait of Boelcke as a two year old child as well as pictures of his family's house how it looked like then and how it looks like now.
		The Dicta Boelcke - the directions Oswald Boelcke once setup for his men are still followed today by the worlds top class fighter pilots.
	www.jastaboelcke.de /aces/oswald_boelcke/boelcke_main.htm (380 words)

	Tester Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Boelcke's rules of engagement were proven in battle by pupils such as Manfred von Richthofen - the infamous Red Baron - and are still referenced today in training for fighter pilots around the world.
		Though Boelcke and Richthofen were considered innovators, their combat strategies contain few insights that aren't readily apparent in the avian world.
		Boelcke understood that the faster combatant in a battle could choose to initiate or break off the fight, and that chasing a faster opponent wasted time and energy.
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/archives/jan20/tst_g012000.html (1170 words)

	NOVA \| Transcripts \| Who Killed the Red Baron? \| PBS
		With their synchronized front-firing gun, the Fokker monoplanes or "Eindekkers" were arriving at the front with their ambitious young pilots.
		The aircraft wasn't that good, but it was reasonably maneuverable, reasonably fast and best of all, it was great at diving, and that was what they actually used to devise some of the early fighter tactics.
		Boelcke drilled his new protégés with his tactical principles.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/transcripts/3011_redbaron.html (6583 words)

	Oswald boelcke - High Yo-Yo
		Oswald Boelcke, nemški častnik, vojaški pilot in letalski as, * 19.
		In 1915, Boelcke was the pilot chosen to test Anthony Fokker's new machine It was a great success and Boelcke used the new invention to become the first
		Oswald Boelcke in 1916 Oswald Boelcke (19 May, 1891–28 October, 1916) was a German flying ace of the First World War and one of the most influential patrol
	linkhighway.com /?q=oswald-boelcke (462 words)

	Adventure Seeds: Aces High: Personalities
		Stats for Boelcke have been added just in case the ZM wishes to begin the game before the time of Boelcke's demise.
		In 1915, Boelcke was chosen to test Anthony Fokker's new machine gun synchronizing device.
		Boelcke used the new invention to become the first German ace.
	www.allflesh.com /aceperson.html (1793 words)

	Complete Figher Ace
		Early attempts at providing both forward and rearward firing guns are described, moving swiftly through the first aerial victories with rifles and pistols, Garros’ experiments with deflector blades fitted to the propeller and the development of the Fokker Eindecker.
		The importance of Boelcke’s ‘Dicta’ is stressed and the allies’ countermeasures are well described.
		There are five such diagrams covering the 1914 - 1918 period, the subjects being the break, the Immelmann turn, Boelcke’s ruse, Ball’s method of attack and McCudden’s approach to attacking a two-seater.
	www.crossandcockade.com /reviews/ace.htm (505 words)

	US103 Reference - Aerial Combat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Like Boelcke's Dicta this document is intended to help pilots survive.
		Although the basics of Boelcke's Dicta are still sound, tactical thought has evolved considerably since the Great War.
		Here for thought is Boelcke's Dicta, with some of my own annotations on each point.
	us103rd.sqhq.net /WWW/AirComb.htm (5114 words)

	Bohlke Family Tree
		Heinrich Boelcke was born in a town in the Harz as son of Johann Boelcke in September 1916.
		Heinrich's father is the younger brother of the well known ace Oswald Boelcke.
		After the breakout of war in september 1939 (when his father did not have influence on him anymore, since he, being a Major of the reserve, had been relocated to the front line) Heinrich Boelcke asks to be relocated to flight training.
	www.bohlke.net (781 words)

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		Some aces viewed flight manuevers as the key while others such as Billy Bishop viewed good guns and accurate close-range shooting to be the key.
		The smarter pilots turn to meet you head-on (Boelcke's Dicta #6).
		And now that you've started the fight, be sure to carry it out (Boelcke's Dicta #2).
	www.themaingate.net /wwi/multi.php (1375 words)

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