Date of birth:

April 11th, 1913 (Niederpleis, German Empire)

Date of death:

September 29th, 1961 (Augsburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

W.B.K.Kessel I
1931: first solo flight
1934: joined the Luftwaffe as an instructor
1937: placed second in the German aerobatic championships
1938-1939: placed first in the aerobatic championships
09.1939-08.1943: served as a flight instructor at Fluglehrerschule Brandenburg-Briest
07.1941: promoted to Leutnant
07.1942: promoted to Oberleutnant / Flieger (RDA 01.07.40)
01.07.1943: promoted to Hauptmann (Kr.O./Fl.)
08.-10.1943: became aninstructor with BFS 10
15.10.1943-07.1944: Hauptmann, appointed Kdr. I./ JG 110
08.-10.1944: transferred to Frontflugsammelstelle Quedlinburg
10.-11.1944: transferred to Erg.Gr./ JG 400
12.1944: Hauptmann, transferred to 1./ JG 400
27.12.1944-02.1945: Hauptmann, appointed Staka 1./ JG 400
02.1945: appointed Kdr. I./ JG 400
1945-1955: he became a sales manager for Shell AG and continued in aerobatics internationally until 1955 then continued within Germany as well
29.09.1961: killed in an accident, while test flying the SIAT-222 at Augsberg

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• - Das Buch der deutschen Fluggeschichte: Die grosse Zeit der deutschen Luftfahrt bis 1945 (1979)
  - Accident SIAT 222 D-EKYT, 29 Sep 1961
  

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