# Jagdstaffel 62

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Jasta 62 Active 1918 Country Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 62**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 62**, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the *[Luftstreitkräfte](/source/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte)*, the air arm of the [Imperial German Army](/source/Imperial_German_Army) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). The squadron would score more than 42 aerial victories during the war, [including 16 observation balloons downed](/source/Balloon_buster). The unit's victories came at the expense of three pilots killed in action, two wounded in action, and two taken prisoner of war.[1]

## History

Jasta 62 was founded on 16 January 1918 at the pilots and observers training school in [Diest](/source/Diest). It was attached to *[1 Armee](/source/1st_Army_(German_Empire))* by 26 January 1918. On 1 March, the new squadron flew its first combat missions. It then transferred to *[18 Armee](/source/18th_Army_(German_Empire))* on 16 March 1918. Jasta 62 drew its first blood on 31 March. On 5 July 1918, it returned to service with *1 Armee*. It took up its final posting of the war with *[Armee-Abteilung C](/source/Armee-Abteilung_C)* on 14 September 1918.[1]

## Commanding officers (*[Staffelführer](/source/Staffelf%C3%BChrer)*)

- [Ludwig Luer](/source/Ludwig_Luer): 16 January 1918 – 22 May 1918

- [Leutnant](/source/Leutnant) Tonjes: 22 May 1918 – 6 July 1918

- [Max Näther](/source/Max_N%C3%A4ther): 7 July 1918 – War's end[1]

## Duty stations

- [Thugny-Trugny](/source/Thugny-Trugny), France: ca 26 January 1918

- [Bohain-en-Vermandois](/source/Bohain-en-Vermandois), France: 16 March 1918 – 19 March 1918

- [Balatre](/source/Balatre), France: 19 March 1918

- Saint-Rémy: 5 July 1918

- [Preutin-Higny](/source/Preutin-Higny), France: 14 September 1918[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199350_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199350_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199350_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199350_1-3) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 50.

**Bibliography**

- [Franks, Norman](/source/Norman_Franks); 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](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-948817-73-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-948817-73-1).

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