Oskar Hennrich was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 20 confirmed aerial victories. As one of the foremost German balloon busters, he destroyed 13 of the crucial intelligence posts despite their being heavily defended.The Aerodrome webpage on Oskar HennrichThe Aerodrome webpage on balloon busters
The victory list
Oskar Hennrich's victories are reported in chronological order, not the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters. No.DateTimeFoeUnitLocation 1 14 May 1918 Observation balloon 1st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing West of Albert, France 2 18 May 1918 a.m. Sopwith Camel No. 65 Squadron RAF Southeast of Albert, France 3 29 May 1918 Observation balloon Northwest of Albert, France Unconfirmed 29 May 1918 Observation balloon Northwest of Albert, France 4 30 July 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 Northwest of the Roman Road 5 1 August 1918 1755 hours Observation balloon 43rd Section, 15th Company, 5th Balloon Wing Southwest of Bonnay, France 6 1 August 1918 1758 hours Observation balloon Daours, France 7 8 August 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Morcourt, France 8 9 August 1918 Sopwith Camel 9 18 August 1918 1845 hours Observation balloon 12th Section, 16th Company, 5th Balloon Wing Marcelcave, France Unconfirmed 21 August 1918 1830 hours Two-seated reconnaissance aircraft Ayette, France 10 25 August 1918 1210 hours Observation balloon 1st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing West of Albert, France 11 3 September 1918 2035 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Southwest of Noreuil, France 12 6 September 1918 1455 hours Observation balloon 14th Section, 4th Wing, 5th Balloon Wing South of Le Mesnil 13 15 September 1918 1540 hours Observation balloon 44th Section, 19th Company, 5th Balloon Wing Bertincourt, France 14 24 September 1918 1120 hours Observation balloon 31st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing Étricourt-Manancourt, France 15 24 September 1918 1610 hours Observation balloon 1st Section 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing Fins, France 16 24 September 1918 1612 hours British Observation balloon Fins, France 17 26 September 1918 1645 hours Observation balloon 6th Section, 15th Company, 5th Balloon Wing Lieramont, France 18 27 September 1918 1600 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter No. 22 Squadron RAF Neuvilly, France 19 29 September 1918 1020 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a 20 1 October 1918 1610 hours Observation balloon 31st Section, 18th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing Gouzeaucourt, FranceBackground information from Above the Lines and The Aerodrome website. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
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Further readinbg Guttman, Jon. Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 . Osprey Publishing, 2005. ,