Hartmuth Baldamus

Name:

Hartmuth Baldamus

Hartmut Baldamus [Thanks to Carsten Kopke]

Country:

Germany

Rank:

Leutnant

Units:

FFA 20
Jasta 5, 9

Victories:

Born:

10 August 1891

Place of Birth:

Dresden

Died:

14 April 1917

Place of Death:

St. Marie-a-Py

When the war began, Baldamus joined the German Air Service. After scoring five victories with FFA 20, he was reassigned to Jasta 5 but failed to score as a single-seat fighting pilot until he was posted to Jasta 9 in November 1916. He scored four victories by the end of the year and nine more victories in 1917. Following a mid-air collision with a Nieuport 17, Baldamus was credited with his 18th victory but was killed in the resulting crash. At the time of his death, he needed two more victories to be eligible for the Blue Max.

Sometimes incorrectly identified as Hartmut Baldamus.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	15 Mar 1916		FFA 20
2			FFA 20
3	24 Jul 1916		FFA 20
4	24 Jul 1916		FFA 20		Caudron G.4	NW of Verdun
5	29 Jul 1916		FFA 20		Farman	La Chalade
6	09 Nov 1916		Jasta 9		Nieuport
7	24 Nov 1916	1215	Jasta 9		Nieuport 12	Aure
8	02 Dec 1916		Jasta 9		Caudron	S of Aure
9	02 Dec 1916		Jasta 9		Caudron	S of Aure
10	23 Jan 1917	1635	Jasta 9		Caudron (2712)	W of St. Martin
11	02 Feb 1917		Jasta 9		Farman	S of Cerney
12	15 Feb 1917	1645	Jasta 9		Nieuport Scout	S of Somme-Py
u/c	16 Feb 1917	1500	Jasta 9		Nieuport 17 (2183)	Perthes
13	11 Mar 1917	1200	Jasta 9		Voisin	S of Ripont
14	17 Mar 1917	1200	Jasta 9		Nieuport 17	Tahure
15	17 Mar 1917	1200	Jasta 9		Nieuport	Tahure
16	06 Apr 1917	1810	Jasta 9		SPAD	NW of Fresnes
17	12 Apr 1917	1900	Jasta 9		SPAD	N of Pont Faverger
18	14 Apr 1917	1140	Jasta 9		Nieuport 17 (2539)	St. Marie-a-Py