ACE-021P -- Lt. Werner Steinhauser

Werner Steinhauser was born in Konigsburg 20th June 1893.

After downing a balloon with FA(A) 261, Steinhäuser joined Jasta 11 at the end of 1917. He was wounded in action and forced to land on 17 March 1918. Having scored ten victories, he was killed in action when his Fokker DR.I was shot down over Neuilly, 26th June 1918.

There are many photos of German pilots and crews with stuffed teddy bears and other stuffed animals affixed to their struts. Fritz Hoehn of Jasta 21 had a teddy bear on his Pfalz D.IIIa, mounted just behind his cockpit looking aft - as if it were guarding his 'six'.