Harold Koch Boysen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harold Koch Boysen

American flying ace

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1891

Place of Birth: Lake Benton, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1963

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Harold Koch Boysen

  • Lieutenant Harold Koch Boysen was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.Boysen joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917.
  • After training, he was assigned to 66 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup.
  • He would not have any success until the unit re-equipped with Sopwith Camels and transferred fronts from France to northern Italy.
  • He scored a victory in December 1917.
  • In January 1918, he crashed while landing in a fog, and was injured.
  • Upon recovery, he then scored four more times in May 1918, including one win shared with Lieutenant Christopher McEvoy.

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