Jagdstaffel 59

Jasta 59
Fokker D-7 [possibly of Jasta 59] which crash near Zeppelin sheds at Naumur January 7,1919
Active1918
CountryKingdom of Prussia, German Empire
BranchLuftstreitkräfte
TypeFighter squadron
EngagementsWorld War I

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 59, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 59, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The squadron would score over 20 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of four pilots killed in action and two wounded in action.

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