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Name: Hans Böhning
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class Hans Böhning
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: FA(A) 290
Jasta 32, 36, 76, 79
Victories: 17
Born: 06 July 1893
Place of Birth: Bavaria
Died: 20 October 1934 Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:  
 
 
After serving in combat with an artillery regiment, Böhning transferred to the Fliegertruppe in 1916. He was injured in an accident on 17 July 1917. Two days after scoring his final victory, he was wounded in the hip when his Fokker D.VII was shotup in an engagement with a D.H.9 over Soriel. When he recovered, he assumed command of Jasta 32b eleven days before the Armistice was signed. Böhning was killed in a glider crash in 1934.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 23 Aug 1917 0840 Jasta 36   Bristol F.2b Iseghem
2 11 Sep 1917 1101 Jasta 36   Sopwith Camel Houthulst Forest
3 26 Sep 1917 Jasta 36   Nieuport 27 (B3649) Gheluvelt
4 27 Oct 1917 1645 Jasta 36   Sopwith Camel St. Eloi
5 01 Dec 1917 Jasta 76   Sopwith Hagenbach
u/c 18 Feb 1918 Jasta 79   AR2  
6 22 Mar 1918 Jasta 79   Sopwith Camel Vermand
7 31 Mar 1918 Jasta 79   AR2 Varesnes
8 01 Apr 1918 1000 Jasta 79   Balloon S of Noyon
9 06 Apr 1918 1000 Jasta 79   R.E.8 Boulogne le Grosse
10 15 May 1918 1120 Jasta 79   SPAD Montdidier
11 07 Jun 1918 1830 Jasta 79   Balloon Machemont
12 20 Jun 1918 1915 Jasta 79   AR2 Autheuil
13 15 Aug 1918 1025 Jasta 79   SPAD Chevrincourt
14 21 Aug 1918 1140 Jasta 79   SPAD 2 Nampcel
15 29 Aug 1918 1010 Jasta 79   Bréguet 14 Pinon
16 16 Sep 1918 0840 Jasta 79   D.H.9 NW of Bellenglise
17 18 Sep 1918 1430 Jasta 79   Balloon N of Vaux
 
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