Konstantin Vakulovsky
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Captain Konstantin Konstantinovich Vakulovsky (born 28 October 1894, date of death unknown) was a World War I
flying ace
credited with six aerial victories.
Vakulovsky was born of nobility and was an engineer. He joined the army before the war began, and transferred to aviation. By 1915, he was at the front. He served with the 33rd Corps Detachment before being appointed to command the 1st Corps Fighter Detachment in 1916. He used Nieuport 11
No. 1295 in his first victory, on 11 September 1916. An Albatros
fell on 28 October, for the Russian's second win. By 14 April 1917, when he scored again, he had retrogressed to an older Morane-Saulnier I, No. 741. On 21 August, he won flying a Nieuport 17
. For his final pair of wins, on 1 September 1917, he was flying a Nieuport 23.
Vakulovsky was one of the Russian aces whose biographical trail fades into the Russian Revolution
.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with six aerial victories.
Vakulovsky was born of nobility and was an engineer. He joined the army before the war began, and transferred to aviation. By 1915, he was at the front. He served with the 33rd Corps Detachment before being appointed to command the 1st Corps Fighter Detachment in 1916. He used Nieuport 11
Nieuport 11
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzio, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. New York: The Military Press, 1983. ISBN 0-517-41021-4....
No. 1295 in his first victory, on 11 September 1916. An Albatros
Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Albatros-Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German airforces during World War I.The company was based in Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiener on December 20, 1909. It produced some of the most capable fighter aircraft...
fell on 28 October, for the Russian's second win. By 14 April 1917, when he scored again, he had retrogressed to an older Morane-Saulnier I, No. 741. On 21 August, he won flying a Nieuport 17
Nieuport 17
|-Specifications :-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, Jack. "Those Classic Nieuports". Air Enthusiast Quarterly. Number Two, 1976. Bromley, UK:Pilot Press. pp. 137–153....
. For his final pair of wins, on 1 September 1917, he was flying a Nieuport 23.
Vakulovsky was one of the Russian aces whose biographical trail fades into the Russian Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
.