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| Name: |
Josef Raesch |
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Germany |
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Leutnant |
| Units: |
FA 7
Jasta 43 |
| Victories: |
7 |
| Born: |
04 June 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Zewen/Trier, Rhineland |
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Raesch enlisted in the army in 1914. At the end of 1917, he transferred from the infantry to the German Air Force. Assigned to Jasta 43 in June 1918, he flew the Fokker D.VII in combat. On 25 July 1918, he was shot down by a Sopwith Camel flown by South African ace Ivan Hind of 40 Squadron. Raesch escaped with only minor burns when he parachuted from the flaming aircraft. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
27 Jun 1918 |
1100 |
Jasta 43 |
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S.E.5a |
N of Hantay |
| 2 |
01 Jul 1918 |
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Jasta 43 |
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Sopwith Camel |
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| 3 |
08 Jul 1918 |
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Jasta 43 |
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S.E.5a |
Nieppe Wald |
| 4 |
28 Sep 1918 |
1750 |
Jasta 43 |
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S.E.5a (C1914) |
E of Ypres |
| 5 |
26 Oct 1918 |
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Jasta 43 |
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S.E.5a |
Velennes |
| 6 |
27 Oct 1918 |
1030 |
Jasta 43 |
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S.E.5a (H6762) |
E of Tournai |
| 7 |
30 Oct 1918 |
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Jasta 43 |
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EA |
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