Jagdstaffel 41

{{Infobox military unit |unit_name= Jasta 41 |image= |caption= |dates=1917–1918 |country= [[German Empire]] |allegiance= |branch=[[Luftstreitkräfte]] |type=Fighter squadron |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= [[World War I]] |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= |flying_hours= |website=  |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders=  |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label=  |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_bomber= |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_helicopter_attack= |aircraft_helicopter_cargo= |aircraft_helicopter_multirole= |aircraft_helicopter_observation= |aircraft_helicopter_transport= |aircraft_helicopter_trainer= |aircraft_helicopter_utility= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= }} '''Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 41''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 41''', was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''[[Luftstreitkräfte]]'', the air arm of the [[Imperial German Army]] during [[World War I]]. The unit would score 73 aerial victories during the war, [[balloon buster|including ten observation balloons downed]]. The squadron's victories came at the expense of ten killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, three wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==History== Jasta 41 was founded at ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier Detachment) 4, [[Poznań|Posen]] on 18 June 1917. It scored its first aerial victory on 3 September 1917.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== * Maxmilian Zeigler gen Stege: until 3 September 1917{{KIA2}} * [[Georg Schlenker]]: 3 September 1917 * [[Fritz Höhn]]: 30 September 1918 * Helmut Brünig: 4 October 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==Duty stations== * Posen * [[Habsheim]]: 5 August 1917{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==Notable personnel== * [[Josef Schwendemann]] * [[Hans Weiss (aviator)|Hans Weiss]] * Georg Schlenker * [[Walter Kypke]]{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==Operations== Jasta 41 supported ''[[Armee-Abteilung B]]'' from 5 August 1917 onwards.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=45}}

==References== {{reflist}} ;Bibliography * {{cite book |first1=Norman |last1=Franks |author-link1=Norman Franks |first2=Frank W. |last2=Bailey |first3=Russell F. |last3=Guest |title=Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918 |location=London, UK |publisher=Grub Street |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-948817-73-1 |name-list-style=amp}}

[[Category:Jagdstaffeln|41]] [[Category:Military units and formations established in 1917]] [[Category:1917 establishments in Germany]] [[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1918]]