August Burkard

August Burkard
Birth name	Peter August Burkard
Born	25 October 1894[1] Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Aviation
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Jagdstaffel 29
Awards	Iron Cross

Leutnant Peter August Burkard (25 October 1894 – ) was a German World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[2]

He was a chemistry student during the war[3] and later earned his doctorate.[4]

Military career

• See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

On 1 June 1918, Burkard was posted to Jagdstaffel 29,[5][6] a Fokker D.VII fighter squadron commanded by Harald Auffarth.[7] On the 27th, Burkard staked his first victory claim, which was unconfirmed. He also received the Iron Cross First Class that day. Subsequently, he would score six confirmed victories between 8 August and 16 October 1918.[5]

Endnotes

1. Hesse, Germany, Births, 1851-1901
2. The Aerodrome website page on Burkard [1] Retrieved on 7 November 2020.
3. Bavaria, Germany, World War I Personnel Rosters, 1914–1918
4. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
5. Franks et al 1993, p. 91.
6. Note: The prior award of the Second Class Iron Cross was a prerequisite for later award of the First Class.
7. Franks 2004, p. 27.

References

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.

• Franks, Norman. Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 2. Osprey Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1841767298, 9781841767291.