Eugen Bönsch
Eugen Bönsch (born May 1, 1897 in Groß Aupa , Austria-Hungary , † July 24, 1951 in Ehrwald , Austria ) was one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Austro-Hungarian aviation troops in the First World War .
Life
Bönsch joined the Austro-Hungarian Army as a volunteer in 1915 . After basic training, he was transferred to the aviation troops at his own request. Initially he was a mechanic at Flieger Ersatzkompanie 6 in Wiener Neustadt , until he was trained as a field pilot in 1917 at Flieger Ersatzkompanie 8 . Then he was assigned to the Flik 51J fighter pilot company at Haidenschaft on the Isonzo Front , with which he stayed until the end of the war. The unit's later commander was First Lieutenant Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg . Towards the end of the war, Bönsch's unit was increasingly used for infantry support. During theIn the Battle of Vittorio Veneto , he won several aerial victories despite the oppressive superiority of the Allied air forces.
In the interwar period, Bönsch ran an inn, the Wiesenbaude near the Riesengebirge ridge , and had Edmund Schneider manufacture the gliders Wiesenbaude 1 and Wiesenbaude 2 . During the Second World War he was drafted into the German Air Force as a captain and was in command of the Oschatz Air Base in Saxony.
See also
literature
- Christopher Chant: Aircraft of the Aces - Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing, Oxford 2002, ISBN 1-84176-376-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ H. Schütz: Edmund Schneider and Grunau . In: aerokurier . No. 6 , 1988, pp. 789 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bönsch, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian fighter pilot of the kuk aviation troops in the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groß Aupa in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1951 |
| Place of death | Ehrwald , Austria |