Jagdstaffel 48
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 48, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 48, was a World War I "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, forerunner to the Luftwaffe. The squadron would score six aerial victories by the end of August 1918; records past that date are missing. The unit's victories came at the expense of five pilots killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, one wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.[1]
History
At least one source insists there are no surviving records of Jasta 48.[2] However, it is known that
Jasta 48 began at Flieger-Abteilung (Flier Detachment) 11 at Brzeg, Kingdom of Prussia on 16 December 1916. On 5 January 1917, the new squadron moved to support 18 Armee. The jasta flew its first combat missions on 12 January 1917. Its original commander scored its first known aerial victory on 6 March 1918. On 19 May 1918, it was relocated to join Jagdgruppe 11 in support of 3 Armee.[1] Jasta 48 would serve through war's end.
Duty stations
References
- 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, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- German Air Forces 1914-18. Ian Sumner. Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 184176924X, 9781841769240.
Endnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Franks, Bailey Guest 1993, p. 47.
- ↑ Summers 2005, p. 151.
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