avia.wikisort.org - Air_ForcesRoyal Prussian Jagdstaffel 66, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 66, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The squadron would score over 97 aerial victories during the war, including seven observation balloons downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of five pilots killed in action, one who died in captivity, and two taken prisoner of war.
Jagdstaffel 66 |
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 Fokker D VII of Jagdstaffel 66 |
Active | 1918 |
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Country | Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
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Branch | Luftstreitkräfte |
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Type | Fighter squadron |
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Engagements | World War I |
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Military unit
History
Jasta 66 was founded on 27 January 1918 at Hannover, Germany, at Fliegerersatz-Abteilung ("Replacement Detachment") 5. The new squadron became operational on 5 February. On 12 February 1918, it was attached to 7 Armee. Rudolf Windisch scored the unit's first victory on 15 March 1918. Jasta 66 would serve 7 Armee until the war's end.
Commanding officers (Staffelführer)
- Rudolf Windisch: 27 January 1918 – 27 May 1918 (KIA)
- Wilhelm Schulz: 27 May 1918 – 25 June 1918 (POW)
- Lambert Schutt: c. 27 May 1918 – 15 July 1918 (KIA)
- Konrad Schwartz: c. 15 July 1918 – 18 July 1918 (DOW)
- Arthur Laumann: c. 18 July 1918 – 11 August 1918
- Kurt-Bertram von Döring: 11 August 1918 – 24 August 1918
- Bruno von Voight: 24 August 1918 – 19 September 1918
- Werner Preuss: 19 September 1918 – war's end
Duty stations
- Saint-Gobert, France: 12 February 1918
- Norman-le-Wast: 5 March 1918
- Perles, France: 20 July 1918
- Sissonne, France: 30 July 1918
- Boncourt, France: 21 August 1918
- Plomion, France: 9 October 1918
- Bourlers: 4 November 1918
- Sarienne-les-Longue
References
- Bibliography
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W. & Guest, Russell F. (1993). Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
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Aviation in World War I |
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Campaigns and battles |
- Strategic bombing
- Bombing of cities
- Aerial reconnaissance
- Fokker Scourge
- Flight over Vienna
- Bloody April
- Battles
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Entente Powers air services |
- British air services
- Royal Flying Corps
- Royal Naval Air Service
- Royal Air Force
- Australian Flying Corps
- Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
- French Air Service
- Imperial Russian Air Service
- Royal Italian Air Corps
- Romanian Air Corps
- United States Army Air Service
- Greek air services
- Army Air Service
- Naval Air Service
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Central Powers air services |
- Imperial German Air Service
- Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops
- Ottoman Aviation Squadrons
- Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section
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La Jagdstaffel 66 (in tedesco: Königlich Preußische Jagdstaffel Nr 66, abbreviato in Jasta 66) era una squadriglia (staffel) da caccia della componente aerea del Deutsches Heer, l'esercito dell'Impero tedesco, durante la prima guerra mondiale (1914-1918).
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