Erich Loewenhardt was a German fighter ace of the First World War, credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories while flying with Jagdstaffel 10.
List of victories
editNo. | Date/time | Victim | Squadron | Location |
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1 | 24 March 1917 | Observation balloon[note 1] | 58th Company | Recicourt, France |
2 | 14 August 1917 @ 1015 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | No. 9 Squadron RFC | Zillebeke, Belgium |
3 | 5 September 1917 @ 1515 hours | Sopwith Pup | Possibly No. 46 Squadron RFC | Saint-Julien |
4 | 9 September 1917 @ 2055 hours | Observation balloon | 93rd Company | Alverhinghen, Belgium |
5 | 21 September 1917 @ 1925 hours | Observation balloon | Vlamertinge, Belgium | |
6 | 14 October 1917 @ 1830 hours | Observation balloon | Northeast of Ypres, Belgium | |
7 | 18 October 1917 @ 0950 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 22 Squadron RFC | Schloss Ardoie |
8 | 30 November 1917 @ 1545 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 3 Squadron RFC | Between Moeuvres and Bourlon Wood, France |
9 | 5 January 1918 @ 1505 hours | Observation balloon | 82nd Company | West of Saint Quentin |
10 | 18 January 1918 @ 1025 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France | |
11 | 12 March 1918 @ 1945 hours | Observation balloon | Lacouture | |
12 | 15 March 1918 @ 1905 hours | Observation balloon | Villers-Faucon, France | |
13 | 18 March 1918 @ 1110 hours | Airco DH.4 or Breguet 14 | South of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France | |
14 | 21 March 1918 @ 1310 hours | Observation balloon | Fins, Somme, France | |
15 | 27 March 1918 @ 0750 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 25 Squadron RFC | West of Miraumont, France |
16 | 12 April 1918 @ 1225 hours | Sopwith Camel | Northwest of Peronne | |
17 | 23 April 1918 @ 0830 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 57 Squadron RAF[note 2] | West of Morisel, France |
18 | 2 May 1918 @ 1230 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 56 Squadron RAF | North of Montauban |
19 | 9 May 1918 @ 1950 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Hamel | |
20 | 10 May 1918 @ 2030 hours | Airco D.H.9 | No. 27 Squadron RAF | Chaulnes, France |
21 | 15 May 1918 @ 1325 hours | Airco D.H.9 | No. 57 Squadron RAF | Mametz,[note 3] France |
22 | 16 May 1918 @ 1545 hours | Spad | Maricourt, Somme, France | |
23 | 18 May 1918 @ 0745 hours | Sopwith Camel | Beaucourt, France | |
24 | 20 May 1918 @ 0730 hours | Observation balloon | Ransart, Pas-de-Calais, Southwest of Arras, France | |
25 | 2 June 1918 @ 1745 hours | Spad | La Croix, France | |
26 | 3 June 1918 @ 1830 hours | Spad | Dammard, France | |
27 | 5 June 1918 @ 1845 hours | Spad | Escadrille Spa.163, Service Aéronautique | Chateau-Thierry, France |
28 | 22 June 1918 @ 2045 hours | Breguet 14 | Bouvades | |
29 | 27 June 1918 @ 0915 hours | Spad | Dommieres | |
30 | 28 June 1918 @ 0820 hours | Spad | Billy | |
31 | 28 June 1918 @ 1230 hours | Spad S.11 | North of Dampleux, France | |
32 | 30 June 1918 @ 2000 hours | Spad | La Ferté-Milon, France | |
33 | 2 July 1918 @ 0810 hours | Nieuport 28 | 27th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service | Bennes |
34 | 2 July 1918 @ 0815 hours | Nieuport 28 | Courchamps, France | |
35 | 14 July 1918 @ 0815 hours | Breguet 14 | Verdilly, France | |
36 | 15 July 1918 @ 1307 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 54 Squadron RAF | North of Dormans, France |
37 | 16 July 1918 @ 1820 hours | Spad | Igny la Jard, France | |
38 | 18 July 1918 @ 0620 hours | Spad | Chouy, France | |
39 | 18 July 1918 @ 1430 hours | Spad | Grisolles, France | |
40 | 19 July 1918 @ 1130 hours | Spad | Courchamps, France | |
41 | 19 July 1918 @ 2050 hours | Spad | Verdilly, France | |
42 | 21 July 1918 @ 2015 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 54 Squadron RAF | Fere-en-Tardenois, France |
43 | 22 July 1918 @ 2030 hours | Sopwith Camel | Longpont, France | |
44 | 25 July 1918 @ 2050 hours | Spad | No. 54 Squadron RAF | Villers Helon |
45 | 28 July 1918 @1510 hours | Spad | Fere-en-Tardenois, France | |
46 | 29 July 1918 @ 1930 hours | Spad | Coincy, France | |
47 | 30 July 1918 @ 1510 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 73 Squadron RAF | Arcy |
48 | 30 July 1918 @ 2010 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 43 Squadron RAF | Saponay, France |
49 | 8 August 1918 @ 1245 hours | Sopwith Camel | Proyart, France | |
50 | 8 August 1918 @ 1730 hours | Sopwith Camel | East of Bray | |
51 | 8 August 1918 @ 1850 hours | Sopwith Camel | Estrees, France | |
52 | 9 August 1918 @ 0740 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 54 Squadron RAF | Estrees, France |
53 | 9 August 1918 @ 1855 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 201 Squadron RAF[note 4] | South of Cerisy, France |
54 | 10 August 1918 @ 1215 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 56 Squadron RAF | Chaulnes |
Footnotes
edit- ^ Observation balloons were exceptionally hazardous targets, as they were guarded by anti-aircraft guns and fighter patrols.
- ^ The Royal Flying Corps was merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
- ^ This could be either of the two places with that name: Mametz, Pas-de-Calais and Mametz, Somme.
- ^ Formerly 1 Naval Squadron, until 1 April 1918.
Sources
edit- ^ 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 pp. 159-160