Jagdstaffel 65

{{infobox military unit |unit_name= Jasta 65 |image=[[File:Fokker D.VII at NASM.png|250px]] |caption=Fokker D.VII "U.10" of ''Jasta'' 65 on display at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. |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 65''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 65''', 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 34 aerial victories during the war, [[balloon buster|including nine observation balloons downed]]. The unit's victories came at the expense of six pilots killed in action, two wounded in action, and two taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==History== Jasta 65 was founded on 23 January 1918. On 4 February it began operations. The new squadron began service with ''[[5th Army (German Empire)|5 Armee]]''. On 6 May 1918, it was posted to ''[[Armee-Abteilung C]]''. It would finish the war with this army.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}} [[File:Fokker D VII on display 1920s.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Biplane aircraft on display in the United States of America following the First World War, probably at the Smithsonian Institution. The first aircraft is a (formerly) German Fokker D.VII fighter, s/n 4635/18, built by the "Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke (O.A.W.)". Note the inscription on the fuselage next to the wing root: "1st Pursuit Group, 95th Aero Squadron, Capt. J. Mitchell commanding." Note this is "U 10" seen above]] ==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== * Hellmuth Contag: ca 23 January 1918 - 6 March 1918{{KIA2}} * [[Arno Benzler]]: 6 March 1918 - 19 March 1918 * Otto Fitzner: 19 March 1918 - war's end{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==Duty stations== * [[Stenay]], France * [[Mars-la-Tour]], France: 6 May 1918 * Prentin: 15 July 1918 * Las Baraques: 18 July 1918 * [[Marville, Meuse|Marville]], France: 16 September 1918 * La Ferte, France: 6 October 1918 * Tichémont: 20 October 1918{{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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