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| Name: |
Walter Böning |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA 6b
Jasta 19, 76b |
| Victories: |
17 |
| Born: |
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| Place of Birth: |
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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Having distinguished himself in combat while serving in the infantry, Böning began pilot training on 10 February 1916. After serving with FA 6b, he was posted to Jasta 9 in November 1916. Credited with 6 victories by the fall of 1917, he was given command of Jasta 76b on 5 October 1917. Here he scored 11 more victories before he was wounded in action on 31 May 1918. On that day, he collided with a member of his flight just moments before his Albatros D.Va was attacked by members of 70 Squadron. Severely wounded in the lower left leg, Böning was forced to disengage and return to his aerodrome where he managed to land his badly damaged plane. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
06 Apr 1917 |
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Jasta 19 |
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Caudron |
S of Berry-au-Bac |
| 2 |
29 Apr 1917 |
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Jasta 19 |
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Caudron R.11 |
Courcy |
| 3 |
30 Apr 1917 |
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Jasta 19 |
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Balloon  |
Guyencourt |
| 4 |
17 Aug 1917 |
1132 |
Jasta 19 |
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Caudron |
Cornillet |
| 5 |
23 Sep 1917 |
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Jasta 19 |
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Nieuport |
Merlet |
| 6 |
23 Sep 1917 |
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Jasta 19 |
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Nieuport |
Hillerwald |
| 7 |
09 Dec 1917 |
1615 |
Jasta 76 |
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SPAD VII |
Giromagny |
| 8 |
04 Feb 1918 |
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Jasta 76 |
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SPAD VII |
Largitzen |
| 9 |
11 Feb 1918 |
1650 |
Jasta 76 |
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EA |
Fullern |
| 10 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1340 |
Jasta 76 |
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SPAD VII |
Rodern |
| 11 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1342 |
Jasta 76 |
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SPAD VII |
Rodern |
| 12 |
15 Mar 1918 |
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Jasta 76 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter (3476) |
Lautenbach |
| 13 |
15 Mar 1918 |
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Jasta 76 |
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Sopwith 1½ Strutter |
Lautenbach |
| 14 |
03 Apr 1918 |
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Jasta 76 |
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Sopwith Camel |
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| 15 |
11 Apr 1918 |
1845 |
Jasta 76 |
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S.E.5a |
NW of Albert |
| 16 |
30 May 1918 |
p.m. |
Jasta 76 |
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Sopwith Camel (D1793) |
Contalmaison |
| 17 |
30 May 1918 |
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Jasta 76 |
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Sopwith Camel |
Bray |
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