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List of aerial victories of Walter Göttsch

Main article: Walter Göttsch

Walter Göttsch (1896-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 20 confirmed aerial victories.[1][2]

The victory list

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See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I

Walter Göttsch's victories are reported in chronological order, not the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.

No. Date Time Foe Unit Location
1 14 November 1916 Belgian observation balloon[note 1] Oostvleteren
2 17 November 1916 Airco DH.2 No. 29 Squadron RFC Southwest of Ypres, Belgium
3 5 January 1917 1100 hours Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2e No. 6 Squadron RFC Voormezele
4 7 January 1917 1300 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC Between Ypres, Belgium and Kemmel
5 1 February 1917 P.M. Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC East of Moorslede, Belgium
6 1 February 1917 P.M. Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC Bondues, France, north of Lille, France[1][2]
Uncounted 7 March 1917 Runaway German observation balloon[3]
7 6 April 1917 Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC Northeast of Polygon Wood
8 8 April 1917 Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 East of Diksmuide, Belgium
9 24 April 1917 0910 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC East of Ypres, Belgium
10 3 May 1917 P.M. Royal Aircraft Factory FE.8 North of Lille, France
11 4 May 1917 1317 hours Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter North of Lille, France
12 5 May 1917 Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC Above Schaapbalie
13 17 July 1917 1250 hours Nieuport Southwest of Sint-Jan, also known as Saint-Jean
14 31 July 1917 1340 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 20 Squadron RFC Moorslede, Belgium
15 6 September 1917 0910 hours Sopwith Elverdinge
16 10 September 1917 1810 hours SPAD Frezenberg (also known as Frezenburg in English), Ypres
17 16 September 1917 Sopwith Camel No. 70 Squadron RFC Houthulst Forest, Belgium
18 31 March 1918 Dorand AR2 East of Montdidier, France
19 1 April 1918 Bréguet 14 Montdidier, France
20 10 April 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 Amiens, France[1][2]

Background information from Above the Lines and The Aerodrome website. Supplemental information cited in individual victories and claims. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Observation balloons were important artillery direction posts. Accordingly, they were prime targets for aerial attack, and were well defended by antiaircraft guns, small arms fire, and patrolling fighter planes.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Franks, Bailey & Guest 1993, pp. 118–119.
  2. ^ a b c The Aerodrome webpage on Walter Göttsch
  3. ^ VanWyngarden 2005, pp. 20–21.

Sources

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  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
  • Guttman, Jon. Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 . Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1841768774, ISBN 978-1841768779
  • VanWyngarden, Greg (2005). Jagdgeschwader II: Jagdgeschwader "Berthold". Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781841767277.
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