Jagdgeschwader III
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Jagdgeschwader III was a fighter wing of the Imperial German Air Service during World War I. It was founded on 2 February 1918, as a permanent consolidation of four established jagdstaffeln —2, 26, 27
Bruno Loerzer and his Albatros D.V
A Fokker D.VII in factory finish
The Fokker Dr.I triplanes of Jasta 26 waiting on their flightline
Paul Baumer's Pfalz D.VIII
Jagdstaffel 26
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Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 26 was a "hunting group" of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would
Jagdgeschwader III
…Air Service during World War I. It was founded on 2 February 1918, as a permanent consolidation of four established jagdstaffeln (fighter squadrons)—2, 26, 27, and 36. JG III was formed as a follow-on of Manfred von Richthofen's highly successful Jagdgeschwader I. With a nominal strength of 56 aircraft…
Albatross D.IIIs were the original mounts for Jasta 26.
The Jasta 26 flightline on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive.
Group photo of the pilots of Jasta 26: left to right: Buder, Klassen, Riemer, Zogmann, Weiß (z.b.V.), Fritz Loerzer, Bruno Loerzer, Mar. At right Fritz Beckhardt. May 1918
Fritz Beckhardt in his Siemens-Schuckert D.III fighter of Jasta 26; the reversed swastika insignia was a good luck symbol.