Friedrich Manschott
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Born | Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, German Empire | 21 February 1893
Died | 16 March 1917 near Fort Vaux, Verdun, France | (aged 24)
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service/ | Imperial German Air Service |
Rank | Vizefeldwebel |
Unit | FA 203, Jasta 7 |
Awards | Iron Cross First and Second Class |
Vizefeldwebel Friedrich Manschott (21 February 1893 – 16 March 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 12 aerial victories.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Friedrich Manschott was born on 21 February 1893 in Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, the German Empire.
Aerial service
[edit]Manschott earned his flyer's badge on 10 August 1916. His first assignment was to a reconnaissance unit, FA 203.[1] There he downed his first foe, a Farman, on 15 December 1916.[2] He was then transferred to a fighter unit, Jagdstaffel 7.[1] Between 5 January and 16 March 1917, he shot down eleven more enemy. Immediately after he shot down his third observation balloon, on 16 March, he lost a combat to four Caudrons and was killed in action.[1][2]
Victory list
[edit]Confirmed victories are numbered; unconfirmed claims are labeled 'U/C'.
No. | Date/time | Foe | Location |
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1 | 15 December 1916 | Farman | Messer Wood |
2 | 5 January 1917 @ 1620 hours | Voisin | South of Douaumont |
3 | 23 January 1917 | Farman | Douaumont |
4 | 1 February 1917 | Voisin | Douaumont |
5 | 2 February 1917 @ 1425 hours | Voisin | Courrières Wood |
6 | 14 February 1917 @ 1710 hours | Farman | Esnes |
7 | 17 February 1917 @ 1715 hours | Caudron | Vaux Lake |
8 | 2 March 1917 @ 1525 hours | Farman | Hill 304 |
9 | 4 March 1917 | Caudron | Northwest of Fort Michel |
10 | 4 March 1917 @ 1645 hours | Observation balloon | South of Belleville |
U/C | 6 March 1917 | Caudron | Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre |
11 | 9 March 1917 @ 1515 hours | Observation balloon | South of Belrupt |
12 | 16 March 1917 @ 1115 hours | Observation balloon | South of Fort Vaux[1][2] |
Sources of information
[edit]References
[edit]- Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.