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Hauptmann Heinrich (Jindřich) Kostrba was an Austro-Hungarian aviator (of Czech origin), the first which to score three victories in a single day, on 18 February 1916, and three more on 29 June 1916. He went on to amass eight aerial victories and become a squadron leader and flying ace. As World War I ended, Kostrbra helped the Czech independence movement overthrow the Austro-Hungarian government. He became the first commanding officer of the Czechoslovak Air Force. On 24 September 1926, he was killed in a midair collision.

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  • Heinrich Kostrba
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  • Hauptmann Heinrich (Jindřich) Kostrba was an Austro-Hungarian aviator (of Czech origin), the first which to score three victories in a single day, on 18 February 1916, and three more on 29 June 1916. He went on to amass eight aerial victories and become a squadron leader and flying ace. As World War I ended, Kostrbra helped the Czech independence movement overthrow the Austro-Hungarian government. He became the first commanding officer of the Czechoslovak Air Force. On 24 September 1926, he was killed in a midair collision.
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Birth Date
  • 1883-10-22(xsd:date)
Commands
  • Flik 23; Fliegerersatzkompanie 2; Prague Military Police; Czechoslovak Air Force
Branch
  • Aviation
death place
  • Prague, Czechoslovakia
Name
  • Jindřich Kostrba
Birth Place
  • Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Awards
  • Military Merit Cross 3rd Class, German Iron Cross
death date
  • 1926-09-24(xsd:date)
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Allegiance
  • Austro-Hungarian Empire; Czechoslovakia
laterwork
  • Founder and first Commanding Officer of Czechoslovak Air Force
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  • Hauptmann Heinrich (Jindřich) Kostrba was an Austro-Hungarian aviator (of Czech origin), the first which to score three victories in a single day, on 18 February 1916, and three more on 29 June 1916. He went on to amass eight aerial victories and become a squadron leader and flying ace. As World War I ended, Kostrbra helped the Czech independence movement overthrow the Austro-Hungarian government. He became the first commanding officer of the Czechoslovak Air Force. On 24 September 1926, he was killed in a midair collision.
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