Dublin WFA meeting 21st June

Meeting on Saturday 21 June, in the Lecture Theatre at Collins Barracks, doors open at 2.00 for a 2.30 start.

Oswald Boelcke (19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) by Bill Fulton.

Oswald 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. Boelcke is considered the father of the German fighter air force, as well as the "Father of Air Fighting Tactics"; he was the first to formalise rules of air fighting, which he presented as the Dicta Boelcke. While he promulgated rules for the individual pilot, his main concern was the use of formation fighting rather than single effort.
Germany's premier ace, Manfred von Richthofen, had been taught by Boelcke and continued to idolize his late mentor long after he had surpassed Boelcke's tally of victories.

Bill Fulton is the chairman of the Essex branch of the Association, and is a very well known and respected speaker on the branch circuit. He was guest speaker at the branches first AGM in February 2013, when he spoke on Captain Albert Ball VC RFC.