Kagher Neiber-Shieg

Kagher Neiber-Shieg was a Canadian born German fighter ace.

Birth

Neiber-Shieg was born on February 5, 1897 to a German family in downtown Ottawa. His father worked in an industrial plant, while his mother lived at home. For three years, 1912-1915, he attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute, where he was abused because of his German parentage. He then conspired to escape to Germany.

Escape

In Mid-November, 1915, Kagher snraked aboard a transport ship carrying Canadian soldiers to the front. He posed as a deck hand, and upon arrival in England, pretended to be a Physician's helper. He sneaked across No man's land and came upon German lines. He then joined the Imperial German Army Air Service and was highly successful.

Life in the Airforce

Kagher, upon graduation from the Air Academy, was a very successful pilot. On his first tour, he shot down an amazing 6 aircraft, destroyed 8 on the ground, and had 3 probable shot downs. However, his victory was short lived, when one day, while returning to his base, his plane was clipped by a bird. Though this did not damage the plane in anyway, it surprised Kagher, who immediately pulled his plane into a dive. This was unwise, as he was only 30 feet above the ground. Kagher was instantly killed as his plane exploded into the country side. He is buried in Amiens, France.