1. The day after German World War 1 ace Oswald Boelcke died from a crash landing following a midair collision, British pilots dropped a wreath at his airbase which read: "To the memory of Captain Boelcke, a brave and chivalrous foe." #crash #accident #ace #ww1 #plane #disaster #diamond #f1car #factrepublic #unfortunate #wtffact #knowledge #funfact