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Heinrich Bongartz [Germany]

Name:Heinrich BongartzBalloon Buster
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:FA 5
Jasta 36
Kasta 27
Victories:33
Born:31 January 1892
Place of Birth:Gelsenkirchen, Westphalia
Died:23 January 1946
Place of Death:Rheinberg
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Heinrich Bongartz [Thanks to Carsten Kopke at Arrowsoft Verlag]

Notes
A school teacher prior to the war, Bongartz was commissioned at Verdun where he served with an infantry regiment. After transferring to the German Air Service, he was wounded five times before his days as a combat pilot ended. On the last occasion, Bongartz was shot down by an S.E.5a piloted by Clive Glynn. Despite a terrible facial wound which resulted in the loss of his left eye, Bongartz safely landed his Fokker DR.I.

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