1. Julius Arigi was a flying ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I with a total of 32 credited victories.
17 Facts About Julius Arigi
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Julius Arigi was a technical innovator responsible for engineering changes in the aircraft he flew.
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Julius Arigi was born in Decin, Bohemia, to a Sudeten German family.
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Julius Arigi volunteered in October 1913 for Fortress Artillery Regiment No 1 of the Austro-Hungarian Army.
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Julius Arigi trained as a pilot, passing final tests on 26 November 1914, to become Zugsfuhrer.
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In October 1915, Julius Arigi became a prisoner of war when he was forced down due to engine failure during a reconnaissance flight behind enemy lines in Montenegro.
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Julius Arigi escaped captivity on his sixth try in January 1916 by stealing an enemy staff car belonging to Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, and rejoining his unit which later moved to Albania.
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On 22 August 1916, Stabsfeldwebel Julius Arigi ignored standing orders that an officer had to be aboard to command his plane.
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Julius Arigi was unhappy with the tail assembly of this aircraft because he felt it lacked directional stability.
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Julius Arigi redesigned the horn-balanced rudder with a low aspect fin and a plain rudder.
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Julius Arigi's redesign was later copied from his plane and became standard on the D1.
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Julius Arigi then spent a short time in Fliegerkompanie 41J, but clashed with its commanding officer, Hauptmann Godwin Brumowski.
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Julius Arigi spent the last days of the war as a factory test pilot.
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Julius Arigi had flown mediocre aircraft in fronts notorious for changeable weather; mountainous terrain and over-water flights complicated matters.
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Julius Arigi had declined a personal offer from his emperor to work as a clerk in Vienna, with an accompanying promotion as a commissioned officer, to remain at the front.
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Julius Arigi later noted that while both students were quietly eager, Nowotny was naturally talented but Marseille had to work for mastery.
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Julius Arigi died in his sleep of natural causes in Seewalchen am Attersee, Austria on 1 August 1981.