David Hartmann
David Hartmann,[note 1] callsign Ibis, is an engineering physicist and former Belkan Air Force pilot who assisted the development and operation of the anti-asteroid Stonehenge Turret Network.
Etymology
An ibis is a large long-legged wading bird. This callsign is shared with Erusean Air Force ace pilot Matthieu Bertin.
"Hartmann" is also the name of the German Luftwaffe's top ace, Erich Hartmann, who had the highest aviation kill count and claimed to have never lost a wingman (similar to Yellow 13).
History
David Hartmann was born in Belka in 1966. He graduated top of his class with a bachelor's degree in physics from the 7th Service Academy. He applied for a position on the Experimental Space Navigation Team, but was denied, so instead joined the BAF.[1]
On May 13, 1995 during Belkan War, Hartmann took part in defending Belkan forces occupying the Ustio capital Directus from the Allied Forces' liberation attempt, but was shot down.[2]
Following the war, he moved to Erusea to obtain his physics doctorate from the Usean University of Engineering,[note 2] then involved himself in the development and operation of Stonehenge.[1]
Trivia
- Given his work on Stonehenge, Hartmann was likely one of the members of Shooting Star Squadron as well as one of the engineers onboard Air Ixiom Flights 701 and 702 during Operation Noah's Ark.
Footnotes
- ↑ David Hartmann (ダビド・ハートマン Dabido Hātoman)
- ↑ The English version of his Assault Record says "Osean," but the original Japanese text says "Usean." Since Hartmann moved to Erusea, the Japanese version is more accurate. It also omits 学士, referring to a first-time college degree, from the 7th Service Academy.