List of World War I aces from Latvia
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The list of World War I flying aces from Latvia
contains the name of one ace known to have been born in Latvia, as well as the names of two aces who seem to have been active in the fighting in the Baltic just after the Armistice with Germany ended the war.
Please note your source for additions/corrections/changes.
Additionally, two other Latvian pilots are reputed to have become aces:
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
contains the name of one ace known to have been born in Latvia, as well as the names of two aces who seem to have been active in the fighting in the Baltic just after the Armistice with Germany ended the war.
Please note your source for additions/corrections/changes.
- Eduard PulpeEduard PulpeLieutenant Eduard Martynovich Pulpe was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.Educated at Moscow University as a school teacher, Pulpe moved to France in 1912. After obtaining his civilian pilot's brevet no. 1571 on 19 December 1913, he volunteered for the French air service...
was credited with five confirmed aerial victories while flying with the French Aéronautique Militaire and the Imperial Russian Air Service during World War I
Additionally, two other Latvian pilots are reputed to have become aces:
- Lieutenant Peteris Eduard M. Tomsons, tentatively credited with 11 victories though apparently he scored some or all of his victories while flying for Latvian insurgent forces during 1919:
- Olgerdis I. Teteris (alias O. J. Teter or Olgerts Teteris), tentatively credited with six victories during World War I