Service/branch Cavalry; aviation Allegiance Austria-Hungary Name Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll | Years of service 1914 - 1917 | |
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Unit Flik 17, Flik 10, Flik 27, Flik 3, Flik 41J | ||
Oberleutnant Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll Freiherr von Negyes et Reno was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He flew a strategic bombing mission directed against Milan, Italy on 14 February 1916; this is believed to be the first strategic bombing mission in history.
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