Wilhelm Thöne
"Leutnant zur See" Wilhelm Thöne was a German World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. Biography. See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Wilhelm Thöne was a German naval pilot who flew for "Marine-Feld Jagdstaffel 1" during the last year of the First World War. On 30 June 1918, he shot down two British Sopwith Camels--one from No. 204 Squadron RAF, the other from No. 213 Squadron RAF. On 31 July, he shot down a third Camel, also from 204 Squadron. However, he also took some bullets to his craft's  engine, forcing him down behind German lines. Back in action, he shot down a pair of Camels to become an ace on 12 August 1918. Also in August, he was downed a second time. He swam ashore from the English Channel despite a bullet in his shoulder. Thöne became an engineer postwar. He would also become a director of German Civil Aviation.