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Erwin Böhme [Germany]

Name:Erwin Böhme
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:Jasta 2, 29
Kasta 10
Victories:24
Born:29 July 1879
Place of Birth:Holzminden
Died:29 November 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Over Zonnebeke
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Iron Cross 1st Class
Erwin Böhme

Notes
Flying an infantry support mission on 28 October 1916, Böhme's Albatros briefly collided with that of Oswald Boelcke. Böhme survived but Boelcke was killed. On 4 February 1917, Böhme scored his 10th victory, shooting down William Curphey in an outdated D.H.2.

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