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who is that guy in your avatar?
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Leutnant Hans von Keudell (5 April 1892 - 15 February 1917) An Ace of the German Empire.
1911-1915 -A Cadet Uhlan serving in the Kaiser Alexander II von Russland Uhlan Regiment (3rd Uhlan Regiment).
Received his commission in 1915 and transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte (Air Service).
4 August 1916 - 15 February 1917 -credited with 12 kills.
15 February 1915 -met an untimely death at the hands of Lt. Stuart Harvey Pratt, RFC.
Awards for bravery include: the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class, The Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House of Hohenzollern.
He formed and commanded Jasta 27.
I play a WWI Flight/Combat simulator called "Rise of Flight".
I most often fly as the persona Lt. Hans von Keudell.
It was one of the few real-life pilots that had not been claimed by someone else.