# Jagdstaffel 78

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Jasta 78 Active 1917–1918 Country Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 78**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 78**, 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 over eight aerial victories during the war, including [one observation balloon downed](/source/Balloon_buster). The unit's victories came at the expense of two killed in action, one killed in flying accidents, and three wounded in action.[1]

## History

Jasta 78 was founded at *Fliegerersatz-Abteilung* ("Replacement Detachment") 1, [Schleissheim](/source/Oberschlei%C3%9Fheim), on 15 December 1917. Two days later, the new squadron was posted to *[Armee-Abteilung C](/source/Armee-Abteilung_C)*. On 28 January 1918, it was transferred to *[Armee-Abteilung A](/source/Armee-Abteilung_A)*. Jasta 79 scored its first accredited aerial victory on 12 July 1918.[1] The squadron served through war's end.

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

- Robert Dycke: 15 December 1917 – 30 July 1918 ([WIA](/source/Wounded_in_action))

- Reinhold Benz: 30 July 1918 – 13 August 1918 [(KIA)](/source/Killed_in_action)

- Gerhard Ungewitter (acting)

- Hans Jungwirth

- Ludwig Schmid: 9 October 1918[1]

## Duty stations

- [Burscheid](/source/Burscheid), Germany: 28 January 1918

- Buhl, France[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-3) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 54.

**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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