Jagdstaffel 86
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 86, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 86, was a World War I "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, forerunner to the Luftwaffe.[1]
History
Jasta 86 was founded on 28 or 29 October 1918. Its predecessor was
Kampfeinsitzerstaffel (scout detachment) 6. The new squadron never became operational.[1]
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.
Endnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Franks, Bailey Guest 1993, p. 55.
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