Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-23 | Page 7 | Cousin of Kaiser Makes Last Flight

GOUSfll OF KUSEH mm FLIGHT BERLIN, March 22, by wireless to Sayville. Announcement is made that an' airplane piloted by Prince 1-rieJrich Karl, a cousin of Emperor .William, has not returned from a raid over the lines between Arraa and Peronue. Prince Friedrich Karl and his brother, Prince Friedrkh Siismund, sons of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, joined the German flyitifr corps in January. Jan-uary. Prince Friedrich Karl was 23 years old, two years the junior of his brother. Both these young princes have been enthusiastic sportsmen and before the war Prince Sigisniund designed a successful suc-cessful airplane. Prince Karl while still in his teens was known as the finest cavalier of the German princes. He was one of the German officers who participated in the Olympic games at Stockholm, where he won prizes against the most experienced army riders of the world. The death in active scrvico of eight German princes has been reported previously during the war one of Hesse, two of Saxe-Meiningen, three of Lippe, one of Keuss and one of "Waldeck.