Erich Buder
{{short description|German flying ace}}
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| name =Erich Buder
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| birth_date = 14 January 1896
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|5|24|1896|1|14}}
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| birth_place = Frankfurt/Oder
| death_place = Hannover
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| allegiance =Germany
| branch =Aviation
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| rank =Vizefeldwebel
| unit =Jagdstaffel 84;
Jagdstaffel 26;
Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 16
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| awards =Military Merit Cross;
Iron Cross
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Vizefeldwebel Erich Buder (14 January 1896 – 24 May 1975) was a World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/buder.php |title=Erich Buder |website=www.theaerodrome.com |access-date=13 April 2010}}{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918 |page= 89 }}
Aerial service in World War I
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Buder served with Jagdstaffel 84 before transferring to Jagdstaffel 26. He scored his wins with this squadron between 26 March and 4 November 1918, with two victories possibly unconfirmed at war's end. He was transferred to Kampfeinsitzerstaffel 6 as the war ended. Besides the First and Second Class Iron Cross, he received the Golden Military Merit Cross, which was the enlisted men's equivalent of the Blue Max, on 2 November 1918.
Aerial victory list
{{See also|Aerial victory standards of World War I}}
Buder's final two victories may not have been officially confirmed.
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!Date/time !Foe !Location | ||||
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1 | 26 March 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Northwest of Bapaume |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2 | 8 May 1918 @ 0937 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Becelaere |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 | 7 July 1918 @ 1115 hours | Nieuport 28 | Soissons |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4 | 15 July 1918 @ 1255 hours | Breguet 14 | East of Boucheres |
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 July 1918 @ 1047 hours | style="text-align:center;"| SPAD | style="text-align:center;"| Northeast of Chaudun | ||||
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 | 11 August 1918 @ 1150 hours | Breguet 14 | Braye |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 | 11 August 1918 @ 1225 hours | SPAD | West of Cuffies |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 | 14 August 1918 @ 1255 hours | Breguet 14 | Chamery |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 | 4 September 1918 @ 0910 hours | Sopwith Camel | Cantin |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 | 4 September 1918 @ 0925 hours | Sopwith Camel | Gouy |
| style="text-align:center;" | 11? | 3 November 1918 @ 1450 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Ounaing |
| style="text-align:center;" | 12? | 4 November 1918 @ 1530 hours | Airco DH.9 | Blangries |
Sources of information
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References
- Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918 Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. {{ISBN|978-0-948817-73-1}}.
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