Oberleutnant Frank Linke-Crawford, was the fourth-ranking ace of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force during World War I, with 27 victories.
19 Facts About Frank Linke-Crawford
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Frank Linke-Crawford was born in Cracow, in what is presently Poland but then a provincial city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Frank Linke-Crawford's father, Major Adalbert Linke, was a Galician soldier; his mother, Lucy Crawford, was British.
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Frank Linke-Crawford's new posting was still to a unit serving on the Isonzo Front in northern Italy.
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Frank Linke-Crawford flew some attack sorties in single seat fighters.
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Frank Linke-Crawford did not bother to attempt to claim this victory, though he mentioned it in a letter home to his sister.
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Frank Linke-Crawford damaged his airplane upon landing at his new base, Sesana Airfield.
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Frank Linke-Crawford began wearing a scarlet flying helmet and white trousers when he flew, leading to the nickname of "Redhead".
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Frank Linke-Crawford marked his plane with falcons painted on either side.
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In late December 1917 Frank Linke-Crawford was appointed commander of Fliegerkompanie 60.
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Frank Linke-Crawford used this slow but sturdy twin-gunned fighter to run up seven triumphs in the first three months of 1918.
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Frank Linke-Crawford was shot down in flames by a pair of Italian Hanriot HD.
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Frank Linke-Crawford had separated from his wingmen before engaging the Italians.
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Frank Linke-Crawford's plane had spun out before engaging them; he had then recovered and been fired upon.
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Frank Linke-Crawford was accredited as Caporale Aldo Astolfi's sole success as a fighter pilot.
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At the time of his death, Frank Linke-Crawford was flying one of these sub-standard machines, build number 115.32.
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Frank Linke-Crawford's legacy was best described by one of his peers, Julius Arigi, who was the second ranked Austro-Hungarian ace:.
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Frank Linke-Crawford gave his men full support and generally ignored the rules about officers and non-officers having little to do with each other.
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Frank Linke-Crawford often gave away victories to other, less experienced pilots.