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Major Wolfgang Späte (1911-1997) was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. He is attributed by some, for an early, 1938 version of the speed to fly theory, usually attributed to Paul MacCready. Already a talented glider pilot before the war, he went on to become of the Luftwaffe's foremost test pilots.

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  • Wolfgang Späte
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  • Major Wolfgang Späte (1911-1997) was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. He is attributed by some, for an early, 1938 version of the speed to fly theory, usually attributed to Paul MacCready. Already a talented glider pilot before the war, he went on to become of the Luftwaffe's foremost test pilots.
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serviceyears
  • 1939(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1911-09-08(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Branch
death place
  • Edewecht, Germany
Name
  • Wolfgang Späte
Caption
  • Wolfgang Späte
Birth Place
  • Podersam, Sudetenland
Title
  • Group Commander of IV./JG 54
  • Group Commander of I./JG 400
  • Group Commander of I./JG 7
  • Squadron Leader of 5./JG 54
  • Squadron Leader of Erprobungskommando 16
  • Wing Commander of Jagdgeschwader 400
Awards
death date
  • 1997-04-30(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • West Germany
Battles
Years
  • --04-05
  • --04-20
  • --05-01
  • --09-08
  • --09-10
  • --12-01
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  • Major Wolfgang Späte (1911-1997) was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and combat success. He is attributed by some, for an early, 1938 version of the speed to fly theory, usually attributed to Paul MacCready. Already a talented glider pilot before the war, he went on to become of the Luftwaffe's foremost test pilots.
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