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Fritz
Otto Bernert
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Born: |
06 March 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Ratibor, Upper Silesia |
| Deceased: |
18 October 1918 |
| Rank: |
Oberleutnant |
| Units: |
Feldflieger Abteilung 27, 71
Kek Vaux
Jasta 2, 4, 6 |
| Victories: |
27 |
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| The son of a Burghermeister, Otto
Bernert was in the infantry when the war began.
Wounded on several occasions, he eventually transferred
to the Fliegertruppe as an observer. The following
year, despite the bayonet wound that rendered
his left arm useless, Bernert became a pilot.
On 24 April 1917, he set a record by shooting
down five British aircraft in less than 30 minutes.
In June, Bernert became commander of Jasta 2
(Jasta Boelcke) but two months later, he was
wounded again and his days as a fighting pilot
came to an end. Bernert died from influenza the
following year. |
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