Please answer the following question: What key details about rudolf matthaei can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lieutenant rudolf matthaei -lrb- 10 november 1895 -- 17 april 1918 -rrb- was a world war i flying ace credited with ten aerial victories . matthaei joined saxon field artillery regiment no. 46 as an officer candidate on 13 february 1913 . his first wartime service was in france . he was commissioned on 23 april 1915 . he shipped out with his regiment to the eastern front . after a transfer to infantry regiment no. 79 , matthaei returned to france in september 1915 . in early 1916 , he began aviation training . he was assigned to kasta 9 on 12 october 1916 . he upgraded to fighter pilot at valenciennes during the first two months of 1917 . in late february , he was posted to jasta 21 . on 24 march 1917 , he shot down an observation balloon for his first victory . after an unconfirmed claim on 15 april , he shot down a second balloon on 30 april . by 22 november 1917 , he had a string of nine victories credited to jasta 21 , even though he had been posted to jasta 5 in june and become its temporary commander in august . on 17 december , he was promoted to command of jasta 46 . on 21 february , he capped his career with his tenth win , when he shot down a spad over wavrin . on 17 april , he spun in , crashed , and burned on his home airfield . he was pulled alive from the wreckage , but died later that night . he had been awarded both classes of the iron cross , as well as the brunswick state war service cross .
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- allegiance is germany- death date is 17 april 1918- commands is jasta 5 , jasta 46- awards is iron cross first and second class- birth date is 10 november 1895- unit is kasta 9 , jasta 21 , jasta 5- branch is artillery ; infantry ; aviation- birth place is hildesheim- rank is lieutenant