Jagdstaffel 66

Jasta 66
Fokker D VII of JASta 66
Active	1918
Country	Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Branch	Luftstreitkräfte
Type	Fighter squadron
Engagements	World War I

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 66, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 66, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The squadron would score over 97 aerial victories during the war, including seven observation balloons downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of five pilots killed in action, one who died in captivity, and two taken prisoner of war.^[1]

History

Jasta 66 was founded on 27 January 1918 at Hannover, Germany, at Fliegerersatz-Abteilung ("Replacement Detachment") 5. The new squadron became operational on 5 February. On 12 February 1918, it was attached to 7 Armee. Rudolf Windisch scored the unit's first victory on 15 March 1918. Jasta 66 would serve 7 Armee until the war's end.^[1]

Commanding officers (Staffelführer)

Rudolf Windisch: 27 January 1918 – 27 May 1918 (KIA)
Wilhelm Schulz: 27 May 1918 – 25 June 1918 (POW)
Lambert Schutt: ca 27 May 1918 – 15 July 1918 (KIA)
Konrad Schwartz: ca 15 July 1918 – 18 July 1918 (DOW)
Arthur Laumann: ca 18 July 1918 – 11 August 1918
Kurt-Bertram von Döring: 11 August 1918 – 24 August 1918
Bruno von Voight: 24 August 1918 – 19 September 1918
Werner Preuss: 19 September 1918 – war's end^[1]

Duty stations

Saint-Gobert, France: 12 February 1918
Norman-le-Wast: 5 March 1918
Perles, France: 20 July 1918
Sissonne, France: 30 July 1918
Boncourt, France: 21 August 1918
Plomion, France: 9 October 1918
Bourlers: 4 November 1918
Sarienne-les-Longue^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 51.

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.

Jastas of the Imperial German Army Air Service

Prussian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90

Bavarian	16 23 32 34 35 76 77 78 79 80

Saxon	21 22 24 40 44 54 72

Württembergian	28 47 64 84

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