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Name: Hasso von Wedel
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class

Country: Germany
Rank: Oberleutnant
Units: FA 39, 59, 206
FAA 53
FFA 17
Jasta 14, 24, 75
JGr 12
Victories: 5
Born: 12 May 1893
Place of Birth: Vogelsang
Died: 1945 KIA
Place of Death: Berlin
 
 
Wedel scored his first victory as an observer. After pilot training in 1917, he scored 5 victories whilst serving with Jasta 24 and Jasta 75. He often marked the fuselage of his single-seat fighters with a red richtrad. He was wounded in action on 28 June 1918 but remained with Jasta 75. Wedel also served as a fighter pilot during World War II. He was shot down during the Battle of Britain. Repatriated, he died defending Berlin in 1945.

Hasso von Wedel was distantly related to Erich Rüdiger von Wedel.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 22 Sep 1916 FA   EA  
2 16 May 1918 1615 Jasta 75   Balloon Mansbach
3 15 Sep 1918 1215 Jasta 24   EA Nauroy-Estrées
4 23 Sep 1918 1620 Jasta 24   S.E.5a Villers-Outreux
5 29 Sep 1918 1020 Jasta 24   S.E.5a Hesdins
 
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