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OberleutnantGeorg "Simon" Shöster was a World War I German flying ace as part of the Jagdstaffel or the shortened name Jasta credited with thirteen aerial victories and was a master of dive bombing. However, bombs were too heavy but the faster and more maneuverable Albatros D.III with its twin heavy machine guns called the Spandau MG 08 could cut a plane in half. Simon was able to appear from high altitudes and dive on an unsuspecting two-seater Sopwith Camels and mortally kill or wound one or both occupants. Although Simon was an Ace Fighter, he is only credited with shooting down thirteen Royal Air Force, shortened to RAF, planes and sending several dozens of RAF pilots and passenger to an early grave or out of commission for a long stint of recovery in the Infirmary.

His Squadron, the Jasta 11, was a deadly Air Force of well-trained Men who did not fear the ground or skies. Their planes were faster, more maneuverable, and had a large number of munitions to cause harm on the ground and death in the skies. Many Dogfights was fought during World War I and as the War progressed, the skies became more deadly than ground. Simon was often a wingman who flew with the man known as the Red Baron. His name was Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen, an Ace Fighter who was only 24-year-old. He became the Commanding Officer on 16 January 1917 of the Jasta 11 and commenced its path to fame and immortality.

Simon is the second Officer standing from the right, should this photo be OK to publish. The picture has his name as Georg Simon and is missing his last name. Simon was a nickname that was given to him and it was the name he used through the remainder of his short life.

By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-2004-0430-501 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Link