balloons, two Albatros fighters (one flown by Feldwebel Karl Semmelrock of Flik 51J) and a pair of two-seaters fell to Barker during February. Awarded the...

pilot without undergoing formal training. In April 1918, he was posted to Flik 51J to fly Albatros D.III fighters. Between 17 April and 27 October 1918, he...

where he became an ace. Appointed commander of his own fighter squadron, Flik 61J, he was one of the few reserve officers so entrusted as a leader. After...

promotion to corporal followed six days later. In August, he was assigned to Flik 51 on the Italian front; he scored his first victory shortly thereafter,...

learned to fly through informal on the job training. Fliegerkompanie 51J (Flik 51J), a dedicated fighter squadron, was established at the field in September...

transferred into command of Fliegerkorps 51J in January, 1918. His steady accretion of victories helped shape Flik 51J into the premier squadron of the Austro-Hungarians...

transferred to a dedicated fighter unit, Flik 51J at Ghirano, Prata di Pordenone, as part of a migration of Flik 19's aces to fighter duty. Once there,...