Jagdstaffel 64

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'''Royal Württemberg Jagdstaffel 64''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 64''', 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 20 or more aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of three wounded in action, and three taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==History== [[File:First German Plane of Lieut. Campbell LOC 27829993790.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Plane shot down by Lt Campbell]]

On 23 January 1918, Jasta 64 was founded at [[Luftstreitkräfte#Unit designations|Fliegerersatz-Abteilung ("Replacement Detachment")]] 10, [[Böblingen]]. The new squadron was posted to ''[[5th Army (German Empire)|5 Armee]]'' on 4 February 1918 to begin operations. Its first aerial victory claim was submitted on 14 March. On 22 March 1918, Jasta 64 was posted to ''[[Armee-Abteilung C]]'', and would remain in that posting through war's end.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}} The three Jasta 64 POWS were Off stv Schueschke on 27 March 1918; and Vzfw Anton Wroniecki (shot down by [[Douglas Campbell (aviator)|Douglas Campbell]]) and Uffz Heinrich Simon (shot down by Alan Winslow) on 14 April 1918.{{cn|date=December 2020}}

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== # [[August Hanko (military personnel)|August Hanko]]: 24 January 1918 – 7 July 1918 # Eugen Siempelkamp: 25 July 1918 – 14 September 1918{{WIA}} # Friedrich Hengst: 14 September 1918 – war's end{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==Duty stations== # [[Mercy-le-Haut]], France: 4 February 1918 # [[Mars-la-Tour]], France: 22 March 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==Aircraft== Originally equipped with [[Albatros Flugzeugwerke|Albatros]] and [[Pfalz Flugzeugwerke|Pfalz]] fighters, the later [[Fokker D.VII]] fighters scored most aerial victories for the Jasta.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==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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