Jagdstaffel 66

{{Infobox military unit |unit_name= Jagdstaffel 66 | image= Fd72.jpg | image_size = 275 |caption=Fokker D VII of Jagdstaffel 66 |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 66''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 66''', 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 97 aerial victories during the war, [[balloon buster|including seven observation balloons downed]]. The unit's victories came at the expense of five pilots killed in action, one who died in captivity, and two taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==History== Jasta 66 was founded on 27 January 1918 at [[Hannover]], Germany, at ''Fliegerersatz-Abteilung'' ("Replacement Detachment") 5. The new squadron became operational on 5 February. On 12 February 1918, it was attached to ''[[7th Army (German Empire)|7 Armee]]''. [[Rudolf Windisch]] scored the unit's first victory on 15 March 1918. Jasta 66 would serve ''7 Armee'' until the war's end.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== * [[Rudolf Windisch]]: 27 January 1918 – 27 May 1918{{KIA2}} * Wilhelm Schulz: 27 May 1918 – 25 June 1918{{POW}} * Lambert Schutt: c. 27 May 1918 – 15 July 1918{{KIA2}} * Konrad Schwartz: c. 15 July 1918 – 18 July 1918{{DOW}} * [[Arthur Laumann]]: c. 18 July 1918 – 11 August 1918 * [[Kurt-Bertram von Döring]]: 11 August 1918 – 24 August 1918 * Bruno von Voight: 24 August 1918 – 19 September 1918 * [[Werner Preuss]]: 19 September 1918 – war's end{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=51}}

==Duty stations== * [[Saint-Gobert]], France: 12 February 1918 * Norman-le-Wast: 5 March 1918 * [[Perles, Aisne|Perles]], France: 20 July 1918 * [[Sissonne]], France: 30 July 1918 * Boncourt, France: 21 August 1918 * [[Plomion]], France: 9 October 1918 * Bourlers: 4 November 1918 * Sarienne-les-Longue{{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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