Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 26 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World...

I. During World War I, he flew with two fighter squadrons, Jagdstaffel 26 and Jagdstaffel 9 gaining 28 aerial victories and earning the Iron Cross, Royal...

assigned to Jagdstaffel 5. Seriously wounded in the hip in aerial combat, he took nearly a year to recover. He then was transferred to Jagdstaffel 26, commanded...

fighters, Loerzer flew with two Jagdstaffeln in 1916 before joining Jagdstaffel 26 in January 1917. By then he had scored two victories over French aircraft...

squadron was a memorable one. On 21 August, he led his squadron into a Jagdstaffel 26 dogfight, only to see its commander exploded in midair; upon recovery...

Jagdstaffel 26. Between 7 July and 22 September, he shot down four enemy fighters and a two-seater. Brandt ended the war still commanding Jagdstaffel...

victories. Buder served with Jagdstaffel 84 before transferring to Jagdstaffel 26. He scored his wins with this squadron between 26 March and 4 November 1918...

flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. Helmut Lange served in Jagdstaffel 26 during World War I. He scored nine aerial victories there, under the...

A Jagdstaffel (plural Jagdstaffeln, abbreviated to Jasta) was a fighter Staffel (squadron) of the German Imperial Luftstreitkräfte during World War I...

transfer to a fighter squadron, and was sent to Jagdstaffel 26 on 18 March. On 22 April, he moved to Jagdstaffel 16. There he flew an Albatros D.V with his...

service to aviation in mid-1915. On 30 October 1917, he was assigned to Jagdstaffel 26. He scored his first victory, shooting down a Sopwith Camel on 15 November...

and was assigned to Jagdstaffel 26, commanded by Bruno Loerzer. Fruhner's combat successes began when he was serving in Jagdstaffel 26. He shot down two...

next assignment, which was on 1 July 1917, was to fly a fighter for Jagdstaffel 26. He shot down an observation balloon near Vlamertinghe on 12 August...

Royal Flying Corps had lost its mastery of the air. Jagdstaffel 2 had 50 victories to its credit—26 in October alone—with only six casualties. The German...

over Ribécourt-la-Tour, France. The Fokker D.VII is the aircraft of Jagdstaffel 26 commanding officer Fritz Loerzer, an 11-victory ace, who is captured...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 ("No 11 Fighter Squadron"; commonly abbreviated to Jasta 11) was founded on 28 September 1916 from elements of 4 Armee's...

training, to become a fighter pilot. In late July 1917, he was assigned to Jagdstaffel 26. On 17 August, he scored his first win as a fighter pilot, downing an...

then went on to Jagdstaffel 26, where he served from 17 February 1918 through to 20 May 1918; Hermann Göring also served in Jasta 26. Beckhardt and Göring...

they were parceled out, with three squadrons each receiving some. Jagdstaffel 26 kept its triplanes, but other spare Fokker Dr.Is were returned to the...

Jasta 2 (Jagdstaffel Zwei in full and also known as Jasta Boelcke) was one of the best-known German Luftstreitkräfte squadrons in World War I. Its first...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 5, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 5, was created on 21 January 1916, and mobilized on 21 August 1916, as one of the first fighter...

Royal Saxon Jagdstaffel 21 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World...

France. German flying ace Fritz Loerzer, commanding officer of the Jagdstaffel 26, was the pilot of the Fokker plane when it crashed, allowing him to...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 15, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 15, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 9 was a "hunting group" (fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War...

ace credited with 27 confirmed aerial victories. Flying combat with Jagdstaffel 4 of the Imperial German Air Service, he shot down 24 enemy airplanes...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 4, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 4, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of...

submarine SM UB-43 with the loss of 28 crew. The German air squadrons Jagdstaffel 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 35 were established in the Luftstreitkräfte...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 10 was a World War I "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army...

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 49, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 49, was a jagdstaffel ("hunting squadron", i.e. fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte...