Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 was founded on 28 September 1916 from elements of 4 Armee's Kampfeinsitzerkommandos 1, 2 and 3 and mobilized on 11 October as part of the German Air Service's expansion program, forming permanent specialised fighter squadrons, or "Jastas". It became the most successful fighter squadron in the Luftstreitkräfte.
Jasta 11 with Albatros D.III near Douai, France
Albatros D.V. (von Richthofen)
Fokker Dr I (von Richthofen)
Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen [Center top in Albatros D.III cockpit] and Jasta 11 personnel: Standing From left to right: unknown (Leutnant Karl Allmenroeder?); Hans Hintsch; Vizfeldwebel Sebastian Festner; Leutnant Karl Emil Schaefer; Oberleutnant Kurt Wolff; Georg Simon; Leutnant Otto Brauneck. Seated Left to right: Esser; Krefft; in foreground Leutnant Lothar von Richthofen.
A Jagdstaffel was a fighter Staffel (squadron) of the German Imperial Luftstreitkräfte during World War I.
A lineup of Albatros D.III fighters of Jagdstaffel 50 - mid to late 1917. The subdued staffel scheme of black and white stripes and chevrons can be seen on the fuselage and tailplanes of most machines, which are otherwise in factory finish.
An Albatros DIII wreck Flanders 1917
Halberstadt D II reportedly flown by Boelcke of Jasta 2
Albatros D.Va, Hans von Hippel, Jasta 5
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