While I am using an early Eduard series 80xx kit fuselage & wings I chose decals set from their new #8112 kit to do Walter Böning's machine D.2092/17. In the past Eduard and Propag decals have done this machine in Red, black and blue bandings. Due to the fact that he commanded Jasta 76b it was probably dark or cobalt blue.
"By the time that Walter Böning became the first CO of Jasta 76b, he had already six victories to his credit, achieved while attached to Jasta 19. With the new unit, he gained a further eleven kills over British and French aircraft. He gained the last two on May 30th, 1918, but the following day would prove fateful. On initiating combat with Camels from No.70 Squadron, RAF, he suffered a minor collision with a colleague, Vzfw (acting sergeant). George Markert. Both were able to recover, but having lost focus, were immediately attacked. Markert went down in flames, while Böning was able to land at his own airfield, but did went to the hospital."
Ltn.d.R. Walter Böning is WIA in the lower left leg at 18.15 hours over Fricourt in Albatros D.Va 5765/17 and to hospital.
As can be seen he was not wounded in this machine. The Eduard wing camouflage colouring is not accurate for D.2092/17 . The transition from the Alb. D.V 1st batch to the second saw the introduction of the Lilac (not mauve) colour for Johannistahl built machines. These usually employed either dk green & lt. grn or a brighter verion of the lt. grn and the violet / lilac.
