Jagdstaffel 26

Jasta 26
Albatross D.IIIs were the original mounts for Jasta 26.
Active1916–1918
CountryGerman Empire
BranchLuftstreitkräfte
TypeFighter squadron
EngagementsWorld War I

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 War I. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 177 verified aerial victories, including four observation balloons destroyed. The Jasta would pay a bloody price for its success: five pilots killed in action, nine wounded in action, and one prisoner of war.[1]

Operational history

The Jasta 26 flightline on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive.

As an independent squadron

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 26 (Jasta 26) was founded on 14 December 1916 at the FEA 9 training center in Darmstadt. On 18 January 1917, it entrained for Colmar Nord. It was detailed to support of Armee-Abteilung B. Its first Staffelfuhrer (Commanding Officer) was Bruno Loerzer, assigned 21 January 1917. Its first war patrols followed a week later. On 25 February, his old friend Hermann Göring joined Jasta 26. Also, the squadron's first victory was scored on 25 February 1917.[2]

From there, it was assigned to 2nd Armee Sector on 12 April. On 17 May, Göring transferred to command of Jasta 27 after his seventh victory. On 8 June, the jasta was reassigned to 4th Armee Sector. The squadron carried on its missions throughout mid-1917, with victory scores mounting and aces coming into their own. By September, they were well known to their Royal Flying Corps foes.[3]

Slackened operations marked the end of 1917. In January 1918, Jasta 26 began to receive Fokker D.V aircraft, and anticipated garnering new Fokker Dr.I triplanes. When the jasta was incorporated in JG III, it already had been credited with more than 70 aerial victories.[4]

As part of a wing

On 21 February 1918, Jasta 26 was assigned to Jagdgeschwader III (JG III), along with Jasta 2, Jasta 27, and Jasta 36. Hauptmann Loerzer was promoted to command the new wing. His younger brother, Fritz Loerzer, assumed command of Jasta 26.

As part of JG III, Jasta 26 would battle to the end of the war. On 13 March 1918, the squadron moved to support 17th Armee. A month later, on 11 April, they moved back to aid 4 Armee. On 27 May 1918, they were seconded to 7th Armee. On 25 August 1918, the entire JG III was assigned to support of 17th Armee for Jasta 26's last posting of the war.[1]

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 26 would end the war as one of the top-scoring German fighter squadrons. It disbanded at FEA 5 at Hannover, Germany on 3 December 1918.[1]

The blood price

Accredited aerial victories for the squadron totaled 180—176 airplanes and four observation balloons.[5]

The casualty list for Jagdstaffel 26 came to five killed, 11 wounded, one injured in a flying accident, and four captured.[5]

Commanding officers (Staffelführer)

  1. Oberleutnant Bruno Loerzer: transferred in from Jasta 17 on 21 January 1917 – promoted to command JG III on 21 February 1918
  2. Leutnant Fritz Loerzer: transferred in from Jasta 63 on 21 February 1918 – taken POW on 12 June 1918
  3. Bollmann (Acting CO): 12 June 1918 – 27 June 1918
  4. Leutnant Franz Brandt: 27 June 1918 – 22 August 1918
  5. Leutnant Helmut Lange (Acting CO): 22 August 1918 – 12 September 1918
  6. Franz Brandt: 12 September 1918 – 11 November 1918[5]

Aerodromes

  1. Darmstadt, Germany: 14 December 1916 – 20 January 1917
  2. Colmar Nord: 20 January 1917 – 2 March 1917
  3. Habsheim, France: 2 March 1917 – 12 April 1917
  4. Guise-Ost: 16 April 1917 – 23 April 1917
  5. Bohain-Nord: 23 April 1917 – 6 June 1917
  6. Iseghem: 8 June 1917 – 10 September 1917
  7. Abeele, Belgium: 11 September 1917 – 1 November 1917
  8. Bavinchove, France: 2 November 1917 – 10 February 1918
  9. Markebecke: 11 February 1918 – 12 March 1918
  10. Erchin, France: 13 March 1918 – 10 April 1918
  11. Halluin-Ost: 11 April 1918 – 23 May 1918
  12. Vivaise, France: 24 May 1918 – 7 June 1918
  13. Mont Soissons Ferme, France: 8 June 1918 – 18 July 1918
  14. Vauxcéré, France: 19 July 1918 – 30 July 1918
  15. Chambry, France: 31 July 1918 – 24 August 1918
  16. Émerchicourt: 25 August 1918 – 26 September 1918
  17. Lieu St. Armand: 27 September 1918 – 29 September 1918
  18. Soultain: 30 September 1918 – 12 October 1918
  19. Lenz: 13 October 1918 – 4 November 1918
  20. Aische-en-Befail: 5 November 1918 – 11 November 1918[5]

Notable members

Group photo of the pilots of Jasta 26: left to right: Buder, Klassen, Riemer, Zogmann, Weiß (z.b.V.), Fritz Loerzer, Bruno Loerzer, Mar. At right Fritz Beckhardt. May 1918

Aircraft

Fritz Beckhardt in his Siemens-Schuckert D.III fighter of Jasta 26; the reversed swastika insignia was a good luck symbol.
Fokker Dr.Is of Jagdstaffel 26 of the Luftstreitkräfte at Erchin, France.

While few specifics of aircraft usage by Jasta 26 still exist, the following is known about the types assigned to the squadron.[5]

  1. The Albatros D.III entered service in January 1917, coincidental with the unit's foundation.[16]
  2. The Albatros D.V arrived as a replacement for the Albatros D.III later in 1917.[17]
  3. The Fokker Dr.I triplane was brought into service in August 1917.[18] A later consignment arriving in late March 1918 finished the equipage of the unit with triplanes.[19]
  4. Fokker D.VIIs were introduced in late April or early May 1918.[20]

As can be seen in the photo, the squadron's stark livery consisted of alternating white and black bands circling fuselage and tail.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 40.
  2. ^ VanWyngarden (2016), pp. 10–12.
  3. ^ a b VanWyngarden (2016), p. 13.
  4. ^ VanWyngarden (2016), p. 14.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Jasta 26". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Hermann Wilhelm Göring". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Bruno Loerzer". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Walter Blume". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Otto Fruhner". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Erich Buder". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Otto Esswein". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Jüdisches Museum Berlin". Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  13. ^ "Fritz Gustav August Kosmahl". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Franz Brandt". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Xavier Dannhuber". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Albatros D.III". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Albatros D.V Series". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Fokker DR.I". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  19. ^ VanWyngarden (2016), p. 27.
  20. ^ "Fokker D.VII". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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.
  • VanWyngarden, Greg (2016). Aces of Jagdgeschwader III. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-0843-1.

Read other articles:

Matthias A. K. Zimmermann

Swiss writer, painter and new media artist Matthias A. K. ZimmermannBornMatthias Alexander Kristian Zimmermann6 May 1981Basel, SwitzerlandNationalitySwissEducationUniversity of Fine art, University of educationKnown forWriter, Painting, New media art, Video game art Matthias Alexander Kristian Zimmermann (* 6 May 1981 in Basel) is a writer, painter and new media artist from Switzerland. The Frozen City, 2006Acrylic on canvas, 160 × 160 cm (63 in × 63 in)Museum of Art Aarau, Switzerland...

 

List of California locations by income

The following is a list of California locations by income. California had a per capita income of $29,906 during the five-year period comprising years 2010 through 2014. About every third county and every third place in California had per capita incomes above the state average. Though somewhat counterintuitive, this implies that counties and places with per capita incomes even slightly exceeding that of the state can be classified as high income given the natural division of places into a top...

 

Kampanye Italia pada Peperangan Revolusioner Prancis

Pasukan Prancis memasuki Roma pada 1798. Kampanye Italia pada Peperangan Revolusioner Prancis (1792–1802) adalah serangkaian konflik yang utamanya terjadi di Utara Italia antara Tentara Revolusioner Prancis dan Koalisi Austria, Rusia, Piedmont-Sardinia, dan sejumlah negara-negara Italia lainnya. Koalisi Pertama (1792–1797) Perang Koalisi Pertama pecah pada musim gugur 1792, saat beberapa kekuatan Eropa membentuk sebuah aliansi melawan Republik Prancis. Operasi besar pertamanya adalah anek...

Terah

TerahתֶּרַחAzarآزَرIlustrasi Terah dalam Promptuarii Iconum InsigniorumLahirUr Kasdim, Sumeria, sekarang IraqMeninggalHaran, (Harran), Anatolia TenggaraAnak Ibrahim/Abram Nahor Haran Orang tuaNahor bin Serug Terah (Ibrani: תֶּרַח, translit. Tēraḥ, har. 'Terach') atau Tarih atau Azar adalah ayah dari Abraham (atau Ibrahim) dan salah satu tokoh dalam kitab-kitab agama samawi. Dia disebut Azar dalam Al-Qur'an (kitab suci Islam)[1] dan Terah dalam...

 

Worcester, Massachusetts

City in Massachusetts, United StatesWorcester, MassachusettsCityClockwise from top: the Worcester Skyline; the American Antiquarian Society; Worcester Union Station; Bancroft Tower; Paul Revere Road; a triple-decker house on Catharine Street; and City Hall FlagSealNickname(s): The City of the Seven Hills, The Heart of the Commonwealth, Wormtown, Woo-town, The WooLocation within Worcester CountyWorcesterLocation within MassachusettsShow map of MassachusettsWorcesterLocation within the Un...

 

Ido

Constructed international auxiliary language This article is about the language. For other uses, see Ido (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Edo language. IdoIdoPronunciationIPA: [ˈido]Created byDelegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary LanguageDate1907Setting and usageInternational auxiliary languageUsers100–200 (2000)[1]26 Native speakers in Finland (2022)[2]PurposeConstructed language International auxiliary languageProto-Esperanto...

Sheet music

Full musical score showing each part on a separate line or staff For other uses, see Sheet music (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Book music. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Sheet music – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this messa...

 

Pula Airport

AirportPula AirportZračna luka PulaIATA: PUYICAO: LDPLSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorPula Airport Ltd.ServesPula, CroatiaElevation AMSL274 ft / 84 mCoordinates44°53′37″N 013°55′20″E / 44.89361°N 13.92222°E / 44.89361; 13.92222Websiteairport-pula.hrMapPUYLocation of the airport in CroatiaRunways Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,950 9,678 Asphalt Statistics (2022)Passengers395,178 46,34%Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[...

 

Азиатский барсук

Азиатский барсук Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеНадкласс:ЧетвероногиеКлада:АмниотыКлада:СинапсидыКласс:Мле�...

TalTech Sports Hall

Sports venue in Tallinn TalTech SpordihooneLocationMänniliiva 7, Tallinn, EstoniaCoordinates59°23′36.78″N 24°40′41.29″E / 59.3935500°N 24.6781361°E / 59.3935500; 24.6781361OwnerTallinn University of TechnologyOperatorOÜ TTÜ SPORTCapacityBasketball: 1,000Opened1975TenantsTalTech Basketball (KML) (1985–present) TTÜ VKWebsiteOfficial website The TalTech Sports Hall (Estonian: TalTech Spordihoone) is a multi-purpose indoor arena complex in Mustamäe, Tall...

 

Geografia dell'antico Egitto

Voce principale: Antico Egitto. La geografia dell'antico Egitto non è molto dissimile da quella dell'Egitto odierno. Indice 1 Nomo 2 Basso Egitto 2.1 Nomi 3 Alto Egitto 3.1 Nomi 4 Medio Egitto 5 Due Terre 6 Note 7 Voci correlate 8 Altri progetti Nomo Con il termine nomo (al plurale nòmi), gli storici greci, primo fra tutti Erodoto, identificarono i distretti in cui era suddiviso l'antico Egitto; il termine egizio originario era sepat. L'Alto Egitto era suddiviso in 22 distretti, mentre il ...

 

Tomichi Dome

Igneous mountain in Colorado, US Tomichi DomeTomichi Dome viewed from U.S. Route 50Highest pointElevation11,471 ft (3,496 m)[1][2]Prominence2,325 ft (709 m)[2]Isolation10.74 mi (17.28 km)[2]ListingColorado prominent summitsCoordinates38°29′06″N 106°31′44″W / 38.4849944°N 106.5289192°W / 38.4849944; -106.5289192[3]GeographyTomichi DomeColorado LocationGunnison County, Colorado, U.S.&#...

Battle of Chamdo

Military campaign by China to retake region in Tibet Battle of ChamdoPart of the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China and the Cold WarPLA troops crossing the Mekong River prior to the battle.Date6–24 October 1950LocationChamdo, Tibet (now Tibet Autonomous Region, China)31°08′14″N 97°10′39″E / 31.1372°N 97.1775°E / 31.1372; 97.1775Result Chinese victoryTerritorialchanges Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of ChinaBelligerents Tib...

 

Lewon Aronyan

Lewon AronyanLewon Aronyan nel 2014Nazionalità Stati Uniti  Armenia (fino al 2021) Germania (fino al 2004) Armenia (fino al 2003) Scacchi CategoriaGrande Maestro - GM (2000) Ranking18º (luglio 2024), 2729 p. Elo Best ranking2º (marzo 2014) Record Miglior Elo  2830 (marzo 2014) CarrieraSquadre di club 2005Tomsk-400  Russia2009Mika Yerevan  Armenia2015Siberia  Russia2016Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova  Italia2017-2020OSG Baden Baden  Germania P...

 

Art of Europe

Apelles painting Campaspe, an artwork which shows people surrounded by fine art; by Willem van Haecht; c. 1630; oil on panel; height: 104.9 cm, width: 148.7 cm; Mauritshuis (The Hague, the Netherlands) Kosovo Maiden; by Uroš Predić; 1919; oil on canvas; 1.95 x 2.64m; National Museum of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia) The Art of Painting; by Johannes Vermeer; 1666–1668; oil on canvas; 1.3 x 1.1 m; Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna, Austria) History of art Periods and movements Prehisto...

彭啓明

彭啓明中華民國總統府官方肖像 中華民國第2任環境部部長现任就任日期2024年5月20日行政院院长卓榮泰副职葉俊宏、施文真（政務）沈志修（常務）前任薛富盛 个人资料别名氣象達人、政府機關永續長出生 (1970-05-27) 1970年5月27日（54歲） 臺灣桃園縣觀音鄉（今桃園市觀音區）国籍 中華民國职业氣象專家专业天氣風險管理大氣化學氣象數位媒體製作行銷環境教育获奖�...

 

الدوري البلغاري الممتاز 2016-17

الدوري البلغاري الممتاز 2016-17 تفاصيل الموسم الدوري البلغاري الممتاز  النسخة 93  البلد بلغاريا  التاريخ بداية:29 يوليو 2016  نهاية:4 يونيو 2017  المنظم اتحاد بلغاريا لكرة القدم  البطل نادي لودوغورتس رازغراد  مباريات ملعوبة 251   عدد المشاركين 14   الدوري البلغا�...

 

大受久晃

大受 久晃 勝負審判を務める朝日山親方（左上・シリコーン除去手術前・2005年5月場所）基礎情報四股名 大受 久晃本名 堺谷 利秋愛称 脇毛の大関[2]生年月日 (1950-03-19) 1950年3月19日（74歳）出身 北海道瀬棚郡瀬棚町（現：久遠郡せたな町）身長 177cm体重 148kgBMI 47.24所属部屋 高嶋部屋得意技 突き、押し、おっつけ成績現在の番付 引退最高位 東大関生涯戦歴 462勝388敗...

Plants of the World Online

Plants of the World OnlineLogo du site.HistoireFondation Mars 2017CadreType Base de données biologiques, base de données en ligne, base de données taxinomiques, site webSiège Jardins botaniques royaux de KewOrganisationSite web (en) powo.science.kew.orgmodifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata Plants of the World Online (littéralement : « les plantes du monde en ligne ») est une base de données en ligne de botanique publiée par les Jardins botaniques royaux ...

 

Sistema consuetudinario statunitense

In rosso gli Stati in cui il sistema internazionale non è stato adottato come unico o principale sistema di misurazione: gli Stati Uniti d'America, la Liberia e la Birmania.[1] Il sistema consuetudinario statunitense (in inglese: United States Customary, acronimo: USC) è un sistema di unità di misura tuttora impiegato negli stati uniti d'America, che si è sviluppato a partire dal sistema imperiale britannico. Tutte le unità consuetudinarie sono state riportate completamente alle ...