Roman Schmidt (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Oberleutnant Roman Schmidt was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of air victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The few aces among combat pilots have historically accounted for the majority of air to air victories in military history.World War I began the historical experience that has shown that approximately five percent of combat pilots account for the majority of air to air victories in warfare.