Heinrich Kostrba Military person
Hauptmann Heinrich (Jindřich) Kostrba was an Austro-Hungarian aviator (of Czech origin), the first which to score three victories in a single day, on 18 February 1916, and three more on 29 June 1916. He went on to amass eight aerial victories and become a squadron leader and flying ace.As World War I ended, Kostrbra helped the Czech independence movement overthrow the Austro-Hungarian government. He became the first commanding officer of the Czechoslovak Air Force. On 24 September 1926, he was killed in a midair collision.
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allegiance | Austro-Hungarian Empire; Czechoslovakia |
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military command | Flik 23; Fliegerersatzkompanie 2; Prague Military Police; Czechoslovak Air Force |
military unit | Flik 4 Flik 8 |