Jagdstaffel 79

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'''Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 79''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 79''', 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 28 aerial victories during the war, including [[balloon buster|three observation balloons downed]]. The unit's victories came at the expense of four killed in action, three killed in flying accidents, 13 wounded in action, two injured in aviation accidents, and three taken prisoner of war.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==History== Jasta 79 was founded on 7 November 1917 at ''Fliegerersatz-Abteilung'' ("Replacement Detachment") 1, [[Oberschleißheim|Schleißheim]]. It was activated on 28 January and posted to ''[[3rd Army (German Empire)|3 Armee]]'' on 2 February 1918. The new squadron drew first blood on 22 March 1918. Also in March, they were reassigned to ''[[18th Army (German Empire)|18 Armee]]''; they would remain in support of this army until war's end.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== * [[Franz Xaver Danhuber]]: 28 January 1918 - 11 February 1918 (Injured in crash) * [[Hans Böhning]]: 11 February 1918 - 22 September 1918{{WIA}}{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}} * Franz Xaver Danhuber: Early October 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=95–96}} - war's end{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==Duty stations== * [[Thugny-Trugny]], France: 2 February 1918 * [[Villeselve]], France: 25 March 1918 - 9 August 1918 * [[Guise]] West, France: 6 September 1918 - 8 October 1918 * Thuilles: 29 October 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==Notable personnel== * Franz Xaver Danhuber * Hans Bohning * [[Roman Schneider]]{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==Aircraft== Jasta 79 was initially equipped with [[Pfalz D.III]] fighters. They later re-equipped with [[Fokker D.VII]]s. It also operated one or more [[Pfalz D.XII]] fighters.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=54}}

==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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