Mario Scherff

[Peter H]

The Argentinian born German aviator who served with the Ottoman Army in 1913,during the Balkan War.

He completed numerous long range reconnaissance flights over the Bulgarian lines and is credited with becoming "the first Turkish aviator to drop an aerial bomb in warfare".

Has anyone any information on this pilot?

A link here:

http://www.earlyaviators.com/escherff.htm



Regards
Peter

[Tosun Saral]

His navigator Staff Captain Kemal Bey was not Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk). During the Balkan War he and his comrade Captain Salim Bey got orders to flew to Istanbul and to teach some new candidates. On the way they lost their way 15 degrees and flew over Sea of M.armara and landed on Bandirma on the Asian side.
They became the first Turkish airmen who flew over Sea of Marmara and landed on Bandirma on the Asian side safely and returned to Istanbul's Yesilkoy Airfield.
Kemal Bey was killed in Gallipoli.

As soon as I find more information I will post.

[Tosun Saral]

You may finf a photo of Kemal Bey
IV-UCAK (Tayyareci Salim ve Kemal Beyler)

http://images.google.com.tr/imgres?imgu ... r%26sa%3DN

Salim (İlkucan) n Kemal Bey on their plane in Egypt (pic.4)
http://images.google.com.tr/imgres?imgu ... r%26sa%3DN

[Peter H]

Thanks Tosun.

Excellent information as usual.

Regards
Peter

[Tosun Saral]

Mauricio 'Mario' Scherff
(1890 - 1958)

http://www.frontflieger.de/3_313076_t.html

[Edward L. Hsiao]

What did Mario Scherff did during WWI(1914-1918)?

Edward L. Hsiao

[stevebecker]

Mate,

I looked every where but could find little details on him, other then whats on this site?

Mario Scherff took part in flight competitions before the First World War, worked as a blade, flight instructor and acceptance fighter at the Fokker aircraft works. In April 1915 he crashed with his companion, Fritz Höngen, over the Ostorfer lake near Schwerin. Both were injured - Höngen died many years later of the consequences of this accident. Antony Fokker then terminates the employment relationship.
In the war followed jobs at different aircraft plants. He works as a flight instructor. Scherff's sister, Martita, later married the Alter Adler No. 162 Gerhard Sedlmayr ( 1897-1952 ) . After the war, Scherff did not have a chance to continue flying. He became a merchant and settled in Leipzig. There the 'Turkish Airman' died on July 13, 1958.

Scherff Mauricio (Mario) Lt pilot airforce att Ottoman Forces 1912-13 1913- (1890 to 1958) Argentinian born German aviator No 345who served with the Ottoman Army in 1912-13 during the Balkan War during WWI he worked at the Fokker and other aircraft works as instructor untill a crash near the Ostorfer lake near Schwerin in April 1915 Brother-in-law of Gerhard Sedlmayr

His mates

Jahnow Reinhold ObLt pilot airforce att Ottoman Forces 1912-13 1913- (1885 - KIA 12-8-14) qual No 80 10-4-11 German aviator who served with the Ottoman Army in 1912-13 Balkan War with Marico Scherff became first German airman to lose his life on active service when he was killed with FF1 at Malmedy in August 1914

Rentzel Adolf Civilian pilot airforce att Ottoman Forces 1912-13 1913- qual No 76 27-3-11 German aviator who served with the Ottoman Army in 1912-13 Balkan War with Marico Scherff

I could not find any details on this man given by our mate in the other question

Kray Walter unknown airforce att Ottoman Forces 1912-13 1913- Said to be German aviator possibly obsver as no Pilot licence given in records who served with the Ottoman Army in 1912-13 Balkan War with Marico Scherff

S.B