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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Birth dateOctober 22, 1883
Birth place
Czechoslovakia
Date of deathSeptember 24, 1926

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Military person

allegianceAustro-Hungarian Empire; Czechoslovakia
award
Iron Cross
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)
military commandFlik 23; Fliegerersatzkompanie 2; Prague Military Police; Czechoslovak Air Force
military unit
Flik 4
Flik 8

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