List of aerial victories of Fritz Höhn
Fritz Höhn (1896-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 21 confirmed aerial victories. As one of the few pilots courageous enough to be a balloon buster, he destroyed ten of the crucial artillery direction posts, as well as we11 as 11 enemy airplanes. He scored his victories flying for four different fighter squadrons, the last three of which he commanded.[1][2][3]
The victory list[edit]
Fritz Höhn's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 1917 | Bréguet 14 | Southwest of Chattencourt | ||
| 2 | 11 April 1918 | 1145 hours | Observation balloon[note 1] | 33e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique | Merval, France |
| 3 | 12 April 1918 | 0915 hours | Observation balloon | Southwest of Staubecken | |
| 4 | 12 April 1918 | 1815 hours | SPAD | South of Selens, France | |
| 5 | 20 April 1918 | 1405 hours | Observation balloon | 75e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique | South of Noyon, France |
| 6 | 20 April 1918 | 1900 hours | Observation balloon | 45e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique | South of Chemin des Dames |
| 7 | 20 August 1918 | 1725 hours | French observation balloon | South of Braisne, France | |
| 8 | 21 August 1918 | 1630 hours | Bréguet 14 | South of Soissons, France | |
| 9 | 22 August 1918 | 1430 hours | Observation balloon | Selens, France | |
| 10 | 24 August 1918 | 1830 hours | SPAD | Northwest of Soissons, France | |
| 11 | 2 September 1918 | SPAD | Courcy le Chateau, France | ||
| 12 | 3 September 1918 | SPAD | |||
| 13 | 15 September 1918 | Observation balloon | |||
| 14 | 26 September 1918 | 0830 hours | SPAD two-seater | Somme-Py, France | |
| 15 | 28 September 1918 | 1215 hours | Observation balloon | 21e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique | Miraucourt |
| 16 | 27 September 1918 | 1820 hurs | SPAD two-seater | Marfaux, France | |
| 17 | 28 September 1918 | 0810 hours | Observation balloon | 67e Compagnie de Aerostiers, Service Aéronautique | Tahure, france |
| 18 | 28 September 1918 | 0830 hours | Observation balloon | 6th United States Balloon Company, USAAS | Béthelainville, France |
| 19 | 1 October 1918 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 20 | 2 October 1918 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 21 | 3 October 1918 | Enemy airplane |
Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
Footnote[edit]
- ^ Observation balloons, which granted wide fields of view to aerial observers, were vital assets for directing artillery barrages on the enemy. As such, they were primary targets for aerial attack to destroy them, and were heavily defended by antiaircraft cannons and machine guns, as well as fighter patrols (per Guttman, pp. 7-9).
Citations[edit]
- ^ Guttman 2005, pp. 7–9.
- ^ Franks, Bailey & Guest 1993, pp. 130–131.
- ^ The Aerodrome webpage on Fritz Höhn
Sources[edit]
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Guttman, Jon (2005). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9.