Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin
Born	(1919-11-14)14 November 1919 Potsdam
Died	Hamburg-Eimsbüttel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Unit	NJG 1
Commands held	II./NJG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Hubertus von Bonin

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (14 November 1919 — 11 January 1992) was a German World War II night fighter pilot who served in the Luftwaffe. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He is credited with shooting down 37 enemy aircraft claimed during 150 combat missions.

Family

His older Brother, Luftwaffe Oberst Bogislaw von Bonin, was taken prisoner of war in March 1945 and declared missing. His brother, Jürgen-Oskar von Bonin, was killed in action as an observer in a transport Geschwader. Another brother, Oberstleutnant Hubertus von Bonin (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient) was killed in action on 15 December 1943.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 8 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän
• German Cross in Gold (1 August 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 February 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./NJG 1

External links

• Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45