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Kingdom: Prussia
Formed: 25 August 1916
Mobilized: 25 August 1916
Insignia:  
Aces: 15  
Victories: 192  
Losses: 11 Killed in Action (KIA)
  Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
9 Wounded in Action (WIA)
2 Prisoners of War (POW)
 
Jagdstaffel 4 was formed with the men and machines of KEK Vaux. The unit's first victory was scored by Otto Bernert on 6 September 1916.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 Ernst Udet 39
2 Kurt Wüsthoff 27
3 Hans Klein 16
4 Victor von Rautter 15
5 Wilhelm Frankl 11
6 Heinrich Drekmann 10
7 Kurt von Döring 9
8 Egon Koepsch 9
9 Heinrich Maushake 6
10 Otto Bernert 6
11 Oskar von Boenigk 5
12 Hans Buddecke 3
13 Rudolf Berthold 2
14 Fritz Anders 1
15 Eugene Siempelkamp 1
1 Halberstadt D.V
Aug 1916
2 Albatros D.III
3 Albatros D.V
4 Fokker D.VII
5 Fokker DR.I
6 Pfalz D.III
1 Rudolf Berthold
25 Aug 1916 - 1 Sep 1916
2 Obltn Hans Buddecke
1 Sep 1916 - 14 Dec 1916
3 Wilhelm Frankl
4 Obtln Kurt von Döring
24 Jun 1917 - 6 Jul1917
5 Obtln Oskar von Boenigk (ACT)
6 Jul 1917 - 25 Jul 1917
6 Obtln Kurt von Döring
25 Jul 1917 - 6 Sep 1917
7 Obtln Oskar von Boenigk (ACT)
6 Sep 1917 - 23 Oct 1917
8 Obtln Kurt von Döring
23 Oct 1917 - 12 Dec 1917
9 Ltn d R Kurt Wüsthoff (ACT)
12 Dec 1917 - 20 Dec 1917
10 Obtln Kurt von Döring
20 Dec 1917 - 19 Jan 1918
11 Ltn d R Kurt Wüsthoff
19 Jan 1918 - 16 Mar 1918
12 Ltn Hans-Georg von der Osten
16 Mar 1918 - 28 Mar 1918
13 Ltn d R Johannes Janzen
28 Mar 1918 - 3 May 1918
14 Ltn Viktor von Rautter (ACT)
4 May 1918 - 20 May 1918
15 Ltn d R Ernst Udet
20 May 1918 - 14 Aug 1918
16 Ltn d R Egon Koepsch (ACT)
14 Aug 1918 - 19 Sep 1918
17 Obltn d R Ernst Udet
19 Sep 1918 - 22 Oct 1918
18 Ltn d R Heinrich Maushake (ACT) (WIA)
22 Oct 1918 - 3 Nov 1918
19 Ltn d R Egon Koepsch (ACT)
3 Nov 1918 - 11 Nov 1918
1 Vaux
25 Aug 1916 - 31 Aug 1916
2 Roupy
1 Sep 1916 - 11 Dec 1916
3 Hivry-Circourt
12 Dec 1916 - 9 Feb 1917
4 Le Catelet
10 Feb 1917 - 23 Feb 1917
5 Douai
24 Feb 1917 - 31 May 1917
6 Ceune-Courtrai
1 Jun 1917 - 1 Jul 1917
7 Marckebeke
2 Jul 1917 - 20 Nov 1917
8 Lieu St. Armand
21 Nov 1917 - 25 Mar 1918
9 Lechelle
26 Mar 1918 - 2 Apr 1918
10 Harbonnières
3 Apr 1918 - 11 Apr 1918
11 Cappy
12 Apr 1918 - 19 May 1918
12 Longchamps, Guise
20 May 1918 - 25 May 1918
13 Puisieux Ferme, Laon
26 May 1918 - 30 May 1918
14 Beugneux
31 May 1918 - 17 Jul 1918
15 Monthussart Ferme
18 Jul 1918 - 29 Jul 1918
16 Puisieux Ferme, Laon
30 Jul 1918 - 9 Aug 1918
17 Ennemain, Falvy
10 Aug 1918 - 11 Aug 1918
18 Bernes
11 Aug 1918 - 30 Aug 1918
19 Busigny-Escaufourt
30 Aug 1918 - 27 Sep 1918
20 Metz-Frescaty
28 Sep 1918 - 8 Oct 1918
21 Marville
9 Oct 1918 - 6 Nov 1918
22 Tellancourt
7 Nov 1918 - 11 Nov 1918
 
Books
Richthofen's Circus: Jagdgeschwader Nr 1
     by Greg VanWyngarden / Paperback / Osprey Publishing 2004
 
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