Ernst Udet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft over 3000 hours
gptkbp:awards Pour le Mérite
gptkbp:birthDate April 26, 1896
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Invalidenfriedhof
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate November 17, 1941
gptkbp:education gptkb:Technical_University_of_Munich
gptkbp:famousQuote "A good pilot is always learning."
"I have no fear of death."
"Flying is the greatest adventure."
"In the air, I am free."
"The only thing that counts is the victory."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernst Udet
gptkbp:influenced German_aviation_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:World_War_I_flying_ace
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Udet_the_Great
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Fokker_D.VII
gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Heinkel He 70
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Freiburg_im_Breisgau
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:postWarCareer Test pilot
Aircraft designer
Aviation consultant
Military instructor
Aerial stunt performer
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hildegard_Udet