August Burkard

August Burkard
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Aviation
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Jasta 29
Awards	Iron Cross

Leutnant August Burkard was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.^[1]

On 1 June 1918, Burkard was posted to Jagdstaffel 29,^[2]^[3] a Fokker D.VII fighter squadron commanded by Harald Auffarth.^[4] On the 27th, Burkard staked his first victory claim, which was unconfirmed. He also received the Iron Cross First Class that day. Subsequently, he would score six confirmed victories between 8 August and 16 October 1918.^[2]

References

Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
Franks, Norman. Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 2. Osprey Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1841767298, 9781841767291.

Endnotes

↑ The Aerodrome website page on Burkard http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/burkard.php
1 2 Franks et al 1993, p. 91.
↑ Note: The prior award of the Second Class Iron Cross was a prerequisite for later award of the First Class.
↑ Franks 2004, p. 27.

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