Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Leutnant (subsequently Generalmajor) Otto Fruhner (6 September 1893 - 19 June 1965) was a German World War I fighter pilot credited with 27 victories. He was one of the first aviators to parachute from a stricken aircraft. Otto Fruhner was originally an aviation mechanic, starting in late 1914. He then underwent pilot training, and flew as an enlisted pilot of two seater aircraft on the Eastern Front against the Russians. He then volunteered for fighter duty, and was assigned to Jagdstaffel 26.