Max Immelmann (
September 21,
1890 -
June 18,
1916) was a
German World War I Flying ace.He was born in
Dresden, the son of a paper board container factory owner. After leaving school, he joined the Eisenbahnregiment
Berlin. During
1913 -
1914, he studied mechanical engineering in Dresden.When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service, transferred to the
Luftstreitkräfte and was sent for pilot training in November 1914. He was initially stationed in northern
France as a reconnaissance aviator. On
June 3,
1915 he was shot down by a French pilot but managed to land safely behind German lines. He was decorated with the
Iron Cross, Second Class for preserving his aircraft. Later in 1915, he became a fighter pilot. He became known as Eagle of Lille (Der Adler von Lille).
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Inversion element where half a vertical loop is followed by half an in-line twist, meaning the train has completed one inversion and travels in the opposite direction exiting the element to that when it entered. Named after a World War II stunt plane manoeuvre.
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