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Name: Fritz Höhn Balloon-Buster
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class		 Fritz Höhn
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: FA(A) 227
Jasta 21, 41, 60, 81
Victories: 21
Born: 31 May 1896
Place of Birth: Wiesbaden
Died: 03 October 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Over St. Martin l'Heureux
 
 
Badly wounded on 20 April 1918, Höhn recovered and knocked down ten Allied balloons before he was killed in combat. His Fokker D.VII was shot down by a member of Spa 67.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 01 Dec 1917 Jasta 21   Bréguet 14 SW of Chattencourt
2 11 Apr 1918 1145 Jasta 21   Balloon Merval
3 12 Apr 1918 0915 Jasta 21   Balloon SW of Staubecken
4 12 Apr 1918 1815 Jasta 21   SPAD S of Selens
5 20 Apr 1918 1405 Jasta 21   Balloon S of Noyon
6 20 Apr 1918 1900 Jasta 21   Balloon S of Chemin des Dames
7 20 Aug 1918 1725 Jasta 21   Balloon S of Braisne
8 21 Aug 1918 1630 Jasta 21   Bréguet 14 S of Soissons
9 22 Aug 1918 1430 Jasta 21   Balloon Selens
10 24 Aug 1918 1830 Jasta 21   SPAD NW of Soissons
11 02 Sep 1918 Jasta 81   SPAD Courcy le Château
12 03 Sep 1918 Jasta 81   SPAD  
13 15 Sep 1918 Jasta 81   Balloon  
14 26 Sep 1918 0830 Jasta 81   SPAD 2 Somme-Py
15 26 Sep 1918 1215 Jasta 81   Balloon Minaucourt
16 27 Sep 1918 1820 Jasta 81   SPAD 2 Marfaux
17 28 Sep 1918 0810 Jasta 81   Balloon Tahure
18 28 Sep 1918 0830 Jasta 81   Balloon Bethelainville
19 01 Oct 1918 Jasta 41   EA  
20 02 Oct 1918 Jasta 41   EA  
21 03 Oct 1918 Jasta 41 Fokker D.VII EA  
 
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