Leutnant Kurt Wintgens was a German World War I fighter ace. He was the first fighter pilot to score an aerial victory with a synchronized machine gun. Wintgens was the recipient of the Iron Cross and the Pour le Mérite.
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The actual aircraft used by Wintgens in his pioneering aerial engagement, his Fokker M.5K/MG with IdFlieg military serial number "E.5/15", as it appeared at the time of the engagement.
The first trio of Wintgens' "victories" from July 1-15, 1915, were over Morane Parasol aircraft.
Spandau Machine guns reportedly on Wintgens' later Fokker E.IV aircraft
Wintgens and one of his air victoriesAwards 2
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Lived 1894 to 1916 · aged 22
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