Jagdstaffel 60

{{Infobox military unit |unit_name= Jasta 60 |image= |caption= |dates=1918 |country= [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[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_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= }} '''Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 60''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 60''', 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 52 aerial victories during the war, [[balloon buster|including seven observation balloons downed]]. The unit's victories came at the expense of six pilots killed in action, three wounded in action, one injured in a flying accident, and two taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=50}}

==History== On 11 January 1918, Jasta 60 was formed at the pilots and observers training school at [[Juterbog]], Germany. The new squadron began operations on the 24th. On 8 March 1918, it scored its first aerial victory. On 29 July 1918, it was incorporated into ''[[Jagdgruppe 4]]'' with ''[[7th Army (German Empire)|7 Armee]]''.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=50}} Jasta 60 would serve through war's end.

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== * [[Freiherr]] von Rudno-Rudzinski: 11 January 1918 – May 1918 ([[Missing in action|MIA]]) * [[Arno Benzler]]: 26 May 1918 * [[Fritz Höhn]]: September 1918 (during Benzler's home leave){{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=50}}

==Duty stations== Unknown.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=50}}

==Notable personnel== * Arno Benzler * Fritz Höhn * [[Karl Ritscherle]]{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=50}}

==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}}

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