Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (1891-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 27 confirmed aerial victories. After scoring his first three aerial victories flying combat with Jagdstaffel 2 in early 1917, he transferred to command of another fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 12. Tutschek shot down another 20 enemy aircraft by 11 August 1917. After recovery from a severe wound, he was promoted to command a fighter wing, Jagdgeschwader II, on 1 February 1918. He scored four more victories there before being killed in action on 15 March 1918.
List of victories
editHis victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters. Downed pilots are listed before their aerial observers.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, p. 219; Under the Guns of the Kaiser's Aces: Bohme, Muller, von Tutschek and Wolff: The Complete Records of Their Victories and Victims, ISBN 9781904010029, pp. 100–137; and The Aerodrome webpage on Adolf Ritter von Tutschek [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 March 1917 | 1630 hours | Airco DH.2 | No. 32 Squadron RFC | Beugny, France | Ace Maxmillian Mare-Montembault POW |
| 2 | 31 March 1917 | 0900 hours | Nieuport | Northeast of Lens | Identification uncertain | |
| 3 | 6 April 1917 | 0830 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 57 Squadron RFC | Anneux, France | Raymond Schreiber, Martin Lewis POW. Werner Voss lost a coin toss for this victory claim. |
| 4 | 30 April 1917 | 0755 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 18 Squadron RFC | Izel, France | Edward Jennings, John Robinson Lingard POW. |
| 5 | 1 May 1917 | 1140 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 3 Naval Squadron, RNAS | Cantaing, France | Arthur Mather POW |
| 6 | 4 May 1917 | 2040 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS | Baralle, France | Harry Murton POW |
| Unconfirmed | 10 May 1917 | 1320 hours | Sopwith Pup | West of Monchy, France | Victim not identified | |
| 7 | 11 May 1917 | 1540 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS | Croisselles, France | Hubert Broad WIA, crashlanded behind friendly lines |
| 8 | 12 May 1917 | 1050 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 66 Squadron RFC | Baralle, France | John Ross Robertson KIA |
| 9 | 19 May 1917 | 0905 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 1 Naval Squadron RNAS | Dury, France | Geoffrey Bowman KIA |
| 10 | 20 May 1917 | 1110 hours | SPAD S.VII | No. 23 Squadron RFC | Riencourt, France | Hyde Garrett KIA |
| 11 | 3 July 1917 | 1030 hours | Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter | North of Vaulx, France | Victim unidentified | |
| 12 | 11 July 1917 | 1815 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 5 Squadron RFC | Thelus, France | Victim unidentified |
| 13 | 11 July 1917 | 1845 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 25 Squadron RFC | Monchy | Frederick Sargant WIA. He and James Herbert Kirk escaped crash, returned to British lines. |
| 14 | 12 July 1917 | 1800 hours | Observation balloon | Section 36, 16th Company, 1st Balloon Wing | Northwest of Lens | |
| 15 | 13 July 1917 | 0800 hours | Martinsyde G.102 | No. 27 Squadron RFC | Noeux-les-Mines | Harold Wilkins crashed unhurt within British lines |
| 16 | 15 July 1917 | 2025 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | South of Douai | Gerald Parkes POW |
| 17 | 21 July 1917 | 2130 hours | Nieuport 27 | No. 40 Squadron RFC | South of Moeuvres, France | Frederick Rook KIA |
| 18 | 23 July 1917 | 1755 hours | Observation balloon | 20th Section, Kite Balloon Wing, RFC | Neuville, France | No casualties |
| 19 | 28 July 1917 | 0730 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 8 Naval Squadron RNAS | Mericourt, France | Future ace Edward Crundall recovered at treetop level and hedgehopped home |
| 20 | 28 July 1917 | 1040 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 40 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Lens | Future ace John Henry Tudhope returned unhurt but with badly shotup plane |
| 21 | 29 July 1917 | 0805 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 60 Squadron RFC | Henin-Lietard | William Henry Gunner KIA |
| 22 | 11 August 1917 | 0910 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 22 Squadron RFC | East of Biache | Percy Chambers DOW, Walter Richman WIA/POW |
| 23 | 11 August 1917 | 1830 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 22 Squadron RFC | West of Courcelles, France | Arthur Ward, Kenneth Holmes both KIA |
| 24 | 26 February 1918 | 1120 hours | SPAD S.VII | No. 23 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Laon, France | David Colquhoun Doyle POW |
| 25 | 1 March 1918 | 0845 hours | Observation balloon | Terny | French kite balloon | |
| 26 | 6 March 1918 | 1445 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 24 Squadron RFC | Nertancourt | Arthur Wigan POW |
| 27 | 10 March 1918 | 1745 hours | SPAD S.XIII | Escadrille Spa.86, Service Aéronautique | Chavignon, France | Eugene Vollod KIA |