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that lasted until 3 September. He shot down a Spad on both 2 and 3 September. For the rest of the month of September 1918, Höhn was the acting commander of Royal Prussian
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Höhn then had Pfalz no. 4011/17 painted with diagonal stripes to deceive the aim of anyone shooting at him. He also had two rearview mirrors and a
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Höhn's final victory total was ten balloons and eleven airplanes. If he had survived, he would have been eligible for the
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Höhn would be out of action until August. By the time he could return to combat, he had been awarded both classes of the
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A representative Pfalz D.IIIa. Höhn's (serial number 4011/17) displayed diagonal stripes wrapping about the fuselage.
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credited with 21 victories. He had worked his way up to being a fighter squadron commander and was eligible for the
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Höhn began aerial duty as an artillery spotter in two-seated reconnaissance planes, flying for
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Towards the end of the month, Höhn had a fleeting assignment as commander of Royal
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and a balloon. On 20 April, he scored two victories on balloons—one from the
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for his next win, shooting down a French kite balloon from
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Index

Wiesbaden
Hesse-Nassau
Saint-Martin-l'Heureux
German Empire
Leutnant
Jagdstaffel 21
Jagdstaffel 60
Jagdstaffel 81
Jagdstaffel 41
Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Iron Cross
World War I
fighter ace
German Empire
Blue Max
Wiesbaden
German Empire
Aerial victory standards of World War I
List of aerial victories of Fritz Höhn
fighter pilot
Saxon
Jagdstaffel 21
Pfalz D.IIIs
Breguet 14

teddy bear
cockpit
balloon buster
Spad
Iron Cross

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