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Reinhold Poss (11 September 1897 – 26 August 1933) was a German flying ace and racing pilot. Poss enlisted with the Imperial German Navy during World War I and scored eleven kills as a naval pilot. In May 1918 he took command of the ''Seefrontstaffel'' and in September 1918 of the ''IV. Marinefeldjasta'', which he led until 15 October, when he was shot down and captured. He spent the final month of the war in a POW camp.
Following the war, Poss achieved further fame as a pilot, completing, with Hermann Köhl, the first night-time flight between Warnemünde and
Challenge 1930
Challenge 1932
List of World War I flying aces by nationality
Reinhold Poss
(German)
Reinhold Poss at The Aerodrome
Includes a detailed kill list. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poss, Reinhold 1897 births 1933 deaths German World War I flying aces German air racers Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Germany Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1933 Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
Reinhold Poss (11 September 1897 – 26 August 1933) was a German flying ace and racing pilot. Poss enlisted with the Imperial German Navy during World War I and scored eleven kills as a naval pilot. In May 1918 he took command of the ''Seefrontstaffel'' and in September 1918 of the ''IV. Marinefeldjasta'', which he led until 15 October, when he was shot down and captured. He spent the final month of the war in a POW camp.
Following the war, Poss achieved further fame as a pilot, completing, with Hermann Köhl, the first night-time flight between Warnemünde and Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden. Poss competed in three Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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air races, Challenge 1929 (finishing 15/16th overall), Challenge 1930 (2nd overall), and Challenge 1932 (tying Fritz Morzik for 2/3rd).
On 26 August 1933, Poss and his copilot, Paul Weirich, crashed after striking a church tower while flying near Neuruppin. Neither survived. Poss is buried in the Parkfriedhof of Berlin-Lichterfelde.
See also
Challenge 1929Challenge 1930
Challenge 1932
List of World War I flying aces by nationality
External links
Reinhold Poss
(German)
Reinhold Poss at The Aerodrome
Includes a detailed kill list. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poss, Reinhold 1897 births 1933 deaths German World War I flying aces German air racers Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Germany Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1933 Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I