Hans Ritter von Adam

Name:

Country:

Germany

Rank:

Leutnant

Units:

FA(A) 2b
Jasta 6, 34

Victories:

Born:

24 May 1886

Place of Birth:

Eisenstein, Bavaria

Died:

15 November 1917

Place of Death:

Cemetery:

Waldfriedhof, München

Married with two children, Ritter von Adam served in the infantry until he was badly wounded on 2 September 1914. Recovering from his wounds, he transferred to the Fliegertruppe and often flew as an observer for Eduard von Schleich while assigned to FA(A) 2b. Flying the Albatros D.III, he scored his first three victories with Jasta 34. In the summer of 1917, he joined Jasta 6, becoming Staffelführer on 30 August 1917. He was killed in action near Langemarck when his Albatros D.V was shot down, possibly by Kenneth Montgomery. His Knight's Cross with Swords of the Order of the House of Hohenzollern was awarded posthumously.

Opponents

Archibald Miller

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	24 Mar 1917	1235	Jasta 34		Caudron G4	Woevre
2	14 Apr 1917		Jasta 34		Balloon	Verdun
3	03 Jun 1917		Jasta 34		Caudron G4	W of Belrupt
4	12 Jul 1917	1835	Jasta 6		Sopwith 1½ Strutter	Dickebusch
5	13 Jul 1917	1135	Jasta 6		Nieuport Scout (B1506)	E of Polygon Wood
6	16 Jul 1917	2005	Jasta 6		Sopwith Camel	Ypres
7	20 Jul 1917	0740	Jasta 6		F.E.2d	SW of Ypres
8	25 Jul 1917	1820	Jasta 6		SPAD	Near Ypres
9	28 Jul 1917	1210	Jasta 6		Nieuport Scout	Becelaere
10	28 Jul 1917	1855	Jasta 6		D.H.4	Oostroosebeke
11	12 Aug 1917	2100	Jasta 6		D.H.4	Poperinghe
12	14 Aug 1917	1930	Jasta 6		S.E.5	Houthulst Forest
13	31 Aug 1917	1950	Jasta 6		S.E.5	Zonnebeke
14	03 Sep 1917	1950	Jasta 6		Nieuport Scout	Koelenburg
15	15 Sep 1917	1900	Jasta 6		Sopwith Camel (B6250)	N of Ypres
16	19 Sep 1917	1000	Jasta 6		R.E.8	W of Ypres
17	19 Sep 1917	1005	Jasta 6		Sopwith Camel (N6374)	Houthulst Forest
18	20 Sep 1917	0940	Jasta 6		D.H.5	W of Berclaere
19	20 Sep 1917	0950	Jasta 6		S.E.5	Berclaere
20	23 Sep 1917	1045	Jasta 6		R.E.8	N of Ypres
21	06 Nov 1917	0850	Jasta 6		Nieuport Scout (B6779)	W of Passchendaele