Franz Wognar
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Offizierstellvertreter Franz Wognar was a World War I
flying ace
credited with five aerial victories.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
flying ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
credited with five aerial victories.
List of aerial victories
| No. | Date/time | Aircraft | Foe | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | 26 January 1917 before noon | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I Hansa-Brandenburg C.I -See also:-References:# Munson, Kenneth - Bombers, Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft 1914 - 1919 ISBN 0 7537 0918 X# # # -External links:* .... serial number 29.75 |
Italian Nieuport Nieuport Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars.-Beginnings:... fighter |
Forced to land | Saint Florian Saint Florian Florian lived in the time of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian, and was commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing firefighting brigades.... |
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| 2 | 1 May 1917 @ 0825 hours | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I s/n 27.64 | Italian Nieuport fighter | Monte Sabotino | ||
| 3 | 20 May 1917 @ 0920 hours | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I s/n 229.20 | Italian Spad | Monte Sabotino | Observer/gunner: Franz Gräser Franz Gräser Leutnant Franz Gräser was a World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.Gräser was a technical university student in Budapest until World War I broke out. In October 1914, he enlisted in Infanterieregiment No. 72, graduated reserve officer school in mid-July 1915, and began World War I... ; Wognar wounded in back |
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| 4 | 4 September 1917 | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I s/n 329.07 | Italian airplane | Shot down | ||
| 5 | 16 September 1917 in the evening | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I s/n 39.69 | Italian Observation balloon Observation balloon Observation balloons are balloons that are employed as aerial platforms for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting. Their use began during the French Revolutionary Wars, reaching their zenith during World War I, and they continue in limited use today.... |
Set afire | Liga Liga -Ice hockey:* Liga , third-highest ice hockey league in Switzerland.* Vysshaya Liga -Other:* The Hungarian Democratic Confederation of Free Trade Unions* The city of Liga, Ethiopia... |
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