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Dicta Boelcke, the Glossary

Index Dicta Boelcke

The Dicta Boelcke is a list of fundamental aerial maneuvers of aerial combat formulated by First World War German flying ace Oswald Boelcke.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Aerial warfare, Dictum, Flying ace, Fokker Scourge, French Air and Space Force, Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen, Jagdstaffel 2, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Luftstreitkräfte, Manfred von Richthofen, Max Immelmann, Mick Mannock, Mission-type tactics, NATO, Oswald Boelcke, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps, Sailor Malan, Sheppard Air Force Base, Ten Rules for Air Fighting, United States Air Force, World War I.

  2. Aerial maneuvers
  3. Aerial warfare tactics
  4. Imperial German Army Air Service

Aerial warfare

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare.

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Dictum

In legal writing, a dictum (Latin 'something that has been said'; plural dicta) is a statement made by a court.

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Flying ace

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.

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Fokker Scourge

The Fokker Scourge (Fokker Scare) occurred during the First World War from July 1915 to early 1916. Dicta Boelcke and Fokker Scourge are aviation in World War I.

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French Air and Space Force

The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces.

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Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen

General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen (born Hermann Thomsen; 10 March 1867 – 5 May 1942) was a German military aviation pioneer, a senior air commander in the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I, and a founding father of the German military aviation.

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Jagdstaffel 2

Jasta 2 (Jagdstaffel Zwei in full and also known as Jasta Boelcke) was one of the best-known German Luftstreitkräfte Squadrons in World War I. Its first commanding officer was the great aerial tactician Oswald Boelcke, and it was the incubator of several notable aviation careers.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.

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Luftstreitkräfte

The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Combat Forces)known before October 1916 as Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (The Imperial German Air Service, lit. "The flying troops of the German Kaiser’s Reich")was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. Dicta Boelcke and Luftstreitkräfte are aviation in World War I and Imperial German Army Air Service.

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.

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Max Immelmann

Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace.

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Mick Mannock

Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock (24 May 1887 – 26 July 1918) was a British-Irish flying ace who served in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War.

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Mission-type tactics

Mission-type tactics (German: Auftragstaktik, from Auftrag and Taktik; also known as mission command in the United States and the United Kingdom) is a method of command and delegation where the military commander gives subordinate leaders a clearly-defined objective, high-level details such as a timeframe, and the forces needed to accomplish that objective.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Oswald Boelcke

Oswald Boelcke PlM (19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) was a World War I German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. Dicta Boelcke and Royal Flying Corps are aviation in World War I.

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Sailor Malan

Adolph Gysbert Malan, (3 October 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.

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Sheppard Air Force Base

Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States.

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Ten Rules for Air Fighting

Adolph Gysbert Malan DSO & Bar DFC (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African World War II fighter pilot, who led No. Dicta Boelcke and Ten Rules for Air Fighting are aerial warfare tactics.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

Aerial maneuvers

Aerial warfare tactics

Imperial German Army Air Service

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicta_Boelcke

Also known as Dicta Bölcke.