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[ ] Contents move to sidebar hide * (Top) * 1The crucial role of observation balloons * 2Balloon busting aces + 2.1Aces with four balloon victories + 2.2Aces with three balloon victories + 2.3Aces with two balloon victories * 3In literature * 4See also * 5Notes * 6References Toggle the table of contents [ ] Balloon buster [ ] 4 languages * Francais * `bryt * Polski * Portugues Edit links * Article * Talk [ ] English * Read * Edit * View history [ ] More * Read * Edit * View history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Military pilots known for destroying enemy observation balloons [330px-Angriff_auf_feindlichen_Fesselballon_191] Observation balloon being shot down by a German biplane Balloon busters were military pilots known for destroying enemy observation balloons. These pilots were noted for their fearlessness, as balloons were stationary targets able to receive heavy defenses, from the ground and the air.^[1] Seventy-seven flying aces in World War I were each credited with destroying five or more balloons, and thus were balloon aces. The crucial role of observation balloons[edit] [220px-ObservationBalloonPozier] British balloon of the German Parseval-Siegsfeld type, 1916, typical of observation balloons in the first half of World War I [220px-Nieuport_11_armed_with_L] A Nieuport 11 armed with Le Prieur rockets and an overwing Lewis gun An observation balloon was both a vulnerable and a valuable target: the balloon was moored in a stationary position and was lifted by flammable hydrogen gas, whose use was necessitated by the scarcity of helium reserves among European powers. The artillery observer, suspended in the wicker basket beneath, typically had a wireless transmitter, binoculars and/or a long-range camera. His job was to observe actions on the front-line and behind it, to spot enemy troop movements or unusual activity of any sort, and to call down artillery fire onto any worthwhile targets. Balloon observers were consequently targets of great importance to both sides, especially before any sort of infantry action or offensive, so individual pilots, flights or whole squadrons were frequently ordered to attack balloons, to destroy them or at least disrupt their observation activities.^[1] Pilots on both sides tried to attack from a height that could enable them to fire without getting too close to the hydrogen and pull away fast. They were also cautioned not to go below 1,000 feet (300 m) in order to avoid machine gun and AA fire. Due to their importance, balloons were usually given heavy defenses in the form of machine gun positions on the ground, anti-aircraft artillery, and standing fighter patrols stationed overhead. Other defenses included surrounding the main balloon with barrage balloons; stringing cables in the air in the vicinity of the balloons; equipping observers with machine guns; and flying balloons booby-trapped with explosives that could be remotely detonated from the ground. These measures made balloons very dangerous targets to approach.^[1] Although balloons were occasionally shot down by small-arms fire, generally it was difficult to shoot down a balloon with solid bullets, particularly at the distances and altitude involved. Ordinary bullets would pass relatively harmlessly through the hydrogen gas bag, merely holing the fabric. Hits on the wicker car could however kill the observer.^[1] One method employed was the solid-fuel Le Prieur rocket invented by Frenchman Lt. Yves Le Prieur and first used in April 1916. Rockets were attached to each outboard strut of a biplane fighter aircraft and fired through steel tubes using an electrical trigger. The rockets' inaccuracy was such that pilots had to fly very close to their target before firing.^[1] It was not until special Pomeroy incendiary bullets and Buckingham flat-nosed incendiary bullets became available on the Western Front in 1917 that any consistent degree of success was achieved. Le Prieur rockets were withdrawn from service in 1918 once incendiary bullets had become available.^[1] Balloon busting aces[edit] [150px-AdM_Roi_decore] The leading balloon buster, Willy Coppens, is personally decorated by his monarch, King Albert I. # This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( September 2014) Name Nationality Balloon Aircraft Total Reference victories victories Willy Coppens Belgian 35 2 37 ^[2] Leon Bourjade French 27 1 28 ^[3] Michel Coiffard French 24 10 34 ^[4] Maurice Boyau French 21 14 35 ^[5] Friedrich Ritter German 20 8 28 ^[6] von Roth Jacques Ehrlich French 18 1 19 ^[7] Heinrich German 18 21 39 ^[8] Gontermann Andrew South African 16 38 54 ^[9] Beauchamp-Proctor Frank Luke American 14 4 18 ^[10] Karl Schlegel German 14 8 22 ^[11] Oskar Hennrich German 13 7 20 ^[12] Marcel Haegelen French 12 11 23 ^[13] Marius Ambrogi French 11 3 14 ^[14] Friedrich German 11 10 21 ^[15] Friedrichs Henry Woollett British 11 24 35 ^[16] Tom F. Hazell British 10 33 43 ^[17] Fritz Hohn German 10 11 21 ^[18] Max Nather German 10 16 26 ^[19] Erich Thomas German 10 0 10 ^[20] William George Canadian 9 50 59 ^[21] Barker Louis Bennett Jr. American 9 3 12 ^[22] Theophile Henri French 9 0 9 ^[23] Condemine Hans von Freden German 9 11 20 ^[24] Sidney Highwood British 9 7 16 ^[25] Erich Lowenhardt German 9 45 54 ^[26] Jean Andre Pezon French 9 1 10 ^[27] Armand Pinsard French 9 18 27 ^[28] Erich Thomas German 9 1 10 ^[20] Paul Barbreau French 8 0 8 ^[29] Josef Jacobs German 8 40 48 ^[30] Max Kuhn German 8 4 12 ^[31] Charles J. V. French 8 4 12 ^[32] Mace Ernest Maunoury French 8 3 11 ^[33] Friedrich T. German 8 13 21 ^[34] Noltenius Fritz Putter German 8 17 25 ^[35] Otto Schmidt German 8 12 20 ^[36] Maurice Bizot French 7 3 10 ^[37] Oskar Freiherr German 7 19 26 ^[38] von Boenigk Julius Buckler German 7 29 36 ^[39] Siegfried Buttner German 7 6 13 ^[40] Harry King Goode British 7 8 15 ^[41] Harold B. Hudson Canadian 7 6 13 ^[42] Hans Nulle German 7 4 11 ^[43] Charles Nungesser French 7 36 43 ^[44] Hans Martin German 7 15 22 ^[45] Pippart Paul Santelli French 7 0 7 ^[46] Eugen Bonsch Austro-Hungarian 6 10 16 ^[47] Hans Klein^[48] German 6 16 22 Antoine Laplasse French 6 2 8 ^[49] Donald Roderick Canadian 6 48 54 ^[50] MacLaren Georg Meyer German 6 18 24 ^[51] Marcel Bloch French 5 0 5 ^[52] Heinrich Bongartz German 5 28 33 ^[53] Fernand Bonneton French 5 4 9 ^[54] Godwin Brumowski Austro-Hungarian 5 30 35 ^[55] William Charles British 5 18 23 ^[56] Campbell Pierre Cardon French 5 0 5 ^[57] Sydney Carlin British 5 5 10 ^[58] Arthur Cobby Australian 5 24 29 ^[59] Martin Dehmisch German 5 5 10 ^[60] Pierre Ducornet French 5 2 7 ^[61] Wilhelm Frickart German 5 7 12 ^[62] Louis Prosper French 5 4 9 ^[63] Gros Francis Guerrier French 5 0 5 ^[64] Heinrich Haase^ German 5 1 6 [65] Lansing Holden^ American 5 2 7 [66] Adrien L. J. Leps French 5 7 12 ^[67] Richard Burnard British 5 4 9 Munday^[68] Marcel Nogues^ French 5 8 13 [69] Eddie American 5 21 26 Rickenbacker^[70] George R. Riley^ British 5 8 13 [71] Gilbert Sardier^ French 5 10 15 [72] William Ernest Canadian 5 19 24 Shields^[73] Walter Southey^ South African 5 15 20 [74] Paul Y. R. French 5 7 12 Waddington^[75] Joseph Wehner^ American 5 1 6 [76] Hans Weiss^[77] German 5 11 16 Aces with four balloon victories[edit] Name Origin Balloon Aircraft Total victories victories Heinrich Arntzen German 4 7 11^ [78] Otto Brauneck German 4 6 10^ [79] Harvey Weir Cook American 4 3 7^ [80] Gustave Daladier French 4 8 12^ [81] Benno Fiala Ritter Austro-Hungarian 4^[note 1] 24 28^ von Fernbrugg [82] Elwyn King Australian 4 22 26^ [83] Wilhelm Kuhne German 4 3 7^ [84] Georges Lachmann French 4 5 9^ [85] Auguste Lahoulle French 4 6 10^ [86] Edgar McCloughry Australian 4 17 21^ [87] Paul Petit French 4 3 7^ [88] Maurice Rousselle French 4 1 5^ [89] Karl Schattauer German 4 5 9^ [90] Leonard Taplin Australian 4 8 12^ [91] Edgar Taylor American 4 1 5^ [92] Guy Wareing English 4 5 9^ [93] Aces with three balloon victories[edit] Name Origin Balloon Aircraft Total victories victories Giovanni Ancillotto Italian 3 8 11^ [94] Yves F. Barbaza French 3 2 5^ [95] Hans Bohning German 3 14 17^ [96] Karl Bohny German 3 5 8^ [97] Walter von German 3 25 28^ Bulow-Bothkamp [98] Hamilton Coolidge American 3 5 8^ [99] Pierre Delage French 3 4 7^ [100] Rudolf von Eschwege German 3 17 20^ [101] Henri Hay De Slade French 3 16 19^ [102] Francis W. Gillet American 3 17 20^ [103] Max Gossner German 3 5 8^ [104] Justus Grassmann German 3 7 10^ [105] Robert Hall South African 3 2 5^ [106] Ludwig Hanstein German 3 13 16^ [107] William Frederick English 3 23 26^ James Harvey [108] Albert Haussmann German 3 12 15^ [109] Heinrich Henkel German 3 5 8^ [110] Adolf Heyrowsky Austro-Hungarian 3^[note 1] 9 12^ [111] Camille Lagesse Canadian 3 17 20^ [112] Friedrich Manschott German 3 9 12^ [113] George McElroy Irish 3 44 47^ [114] Maurice Newnham English 3 15 18^ [115] John Steele Ralston Scottish 3 9 12^ [116] Paul Rothe German 3 2 5^ [117] Franz Rudorfer German 3 8 11^ [118] Cecil Thompson South African 3 3 6^ [119] Remington Vernam American 3 3 6^ [120] Hans Waldhausen German 3 3 6^ [121] Herbert Gilles New Zealander 3 11 14^ Watson [122] Aces with two balloon victories[edit] Name Origin Balloon Aircraft Total victories victories Edgar O. Amm South African 2 5 7^[123] Maurice Arnoux French 2 3 5^[124] Horace Barton South African 2 17 19^ [125] John Courade Bateman English 2 5 7^[125] Douglas John Bell South African 2 17 19^ [126] Armond J. Berthelot French 2 9 11^ [127] Billy Bishop Canadian 2 70 72^ [128] Konrad Brendle German 2 7 9^[79] Jean Casale French 2 11 13^ [129] William Gordon Claxton Canadian 2 35 37^ [130] Edwin Cole English 2 6 8^[131] James Connelly American 2 5 7^[132] Charles Cudemore English 2 13 15^ [133] Gilbert de Guingand French 2 6 8^[134] Armand de Turenne French 2 13 15^ [135] Pierre Dufaur de French 2 4 6^[136] Gavardie Eduard Ritter von German 2 24 26^ Dostler [137] Otto Fitzner German 2 7 9^[138] Willi Gabriel German 2 9 11^ [139] Karl Gallwitz German 2 8 10^ [140] George Gates English 2 7 9^[141] Frederick Stanley Gordon New Zealander 2 7 9^[142] Franz Graser Austro-Hungarian 2 16 18^ [143] Fernand Guyou French 2 10 12^ [144] Erich Hahn German 2 4 6^[145] Georges Halberger French 2 3 5^[146] Lloyd Hamilton American 2 8 10^ [147] Thomas Sinclair Harrison South African 2 20 22^ [148] Robert Heibert German 2 11 13^ [109] Albert Hets German 2 4 6^[149] Ernest Charles Hoy Canadian 2 11 13^ [150] Frederick Hunt English 2 7 9^[151] Albert Leslie Jones English 2 5 7^[152] Erich Just German 2 4 6^[153] Arthur Korff German 2 6 8^[154] James Latta English 2 3 5^[155] Pierre Leroy de French 2 3 5^[156] Boiseaumarie Frederick Luff American 2 3 5^[157] John Mackereth English 2 5 7^[158] Malcolm Plaw MacLeod Canadian 2 5 7^[159] Rudolf Matthaei German 2 8 10^ [160] Maurice Mealing English 2 12 14^ [161] Zenos Miller American 2 3 5^[162] Hans Karl Muller German 2 7 9^[163] Edmund Nathanael German 2 13 15^ [164] Otto Parschau German 2 6 8^[165] Andre Petit-Delchet French 2 3 5^[166] Croye Pithey South African 2 8 10^ [167] Arthur Rahn German 2 4 6^[168] Hervey Rhodes English 2 8 10^ [167] Cyril Ridley English 2 9 11^ [169] Charles G. Ross South African 2 18 20^ [170] Hugh Saunders South African 2 13 15^ [171] Gustav Schneidewind German 2 5 7^[172] Wilhelm Schwartz German 2 6 8^[173] Kurt Schonfelder German 2 11 13^ [174] Sumner Sewall American 2 5 7^[175] Langley Smith Canadian 2 6 8^[176] Werner Steinhauser German 2 8 10^ [177] Francis S. Symondson English 2 11 13^ [178] Mathieu Tenant de la French 2 7 9^[179] Tour Renatus Theiller German 2 10 12^ [180] Bernhard Ultsch German 2 10 12^ [181] Gilbert J. Uteau French 2 3 5^[182] Clive W. Warman American 2 10 12^ [183] Paul Wenzl German 2 8 10^ [184] In literature[edit] On the afternoon of September 14, 1918, while the Doughboys of the 33rd U.S. Infantry Division were stationed at Fromereville near Verdun, American war poet Lt. John Allan Wyeth was taking a shower with a group of bickering Doughboys when he heard the cry, "Air Raid! " Like every other bather, Wyeth ran, naked and covered with soap, into the village square. There, he watched as a Fokker D VII, flown by Unteroffizier Hans Heinrich Marwede from Jasta 67's aerodrome at Marville, attacked and set on fire three French observation balloons. ^[185] Lieut. Wyeth later described Marwede's victory in his sonnet Fromereville: War in Heaven.^[186] William Sanders' novel The Wild Blue and the Gray was set in a World War I squadron that flew several balloon-busting missions. In Wilbur Smith's The Burning Shore the lead character carries out balloon-busting missions during World War I. DC Comics published a character known as Steve Savage, the Balloon Buster in All-American Men of War title in 1965. See also[edit] * Lists of World War I flying aces * Incendiary balloon * History of military ballooning Notes[edit] 1. ^ ^a ^b Includes the Italian airship M4. 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