Eduard Ritter von Dostler (1892–1917) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 26 confirmed aerial victories. In addition to his prowess as an ace, he was entrusted with the successive command of three of the German Empire's fighter squadrons. [1] [2]
The victory list
The victories of Eduard Ritter von Dostler are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 December 1916 | Nieuport Scout | Verdun, France | Scored while flying a Roland C.II for Schutzstaffel 27 | ||
| 2 | 22 January 1917 | Caudron | Nixeville, France | Scored while assigned to fly bombers for Kampfstaffel 36. | ||
| 3 | 24 March 1917 | 1230 hours | Caudron G.4 | Escadrille C.18, Service Aéronautique | Rupt-en-Woëvre, France | Scored while assigned to fly bombers for Kampfstaffel 36. |
| 4 | 24 March 1917 | 1231 hours | Caudron G.4 | Escadrille C.18, Service Aéronautique | North of Ancremont | First of his string of 23 victories scored for Jagdstaffel 6 |
| Unconfirmed | 13 April 1917 | 1830 hours | Observation balloon | Genicourt, France [1] [2] | Artillery direction post [3] | |
| 5 | 14 April 1917 | Nieuport Scout | Escadrille N.315, Service Aéronautique | Southwest of Saint-Mihiel, France | ||
| 6 | 24 April 1917 | Caudron | Foret d'Aublanville | |||
| 7 | 24 May 1917 | Nieuport | Dieulouard, France | |||
| 8 | 3 June 1917 | SPAD | Southwest of Belrupt, France | |||
| 9 | 16 June 1917 | 1850 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Ypres, Belgium | |
| 10 | 16 June 1917 | 1905 hours | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | No. 45 Squadron RFC | 't Korentje between Houthem and Comines (Komen) | |
| 11 | 17 June 1917 | 2120 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | St. Eloi | |
| 12 | 20 June 1917 | 1800 hours | Observation balloon | 4th Section, 6th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | Bailleul, France; West of Nieppe, France [1] [2] | British artillery direction post [3] |
| 13 | 5 July 1917 | 1820 hours | Observation balloon | 4th Section, 13th Company, 5th Balloon Wing | North of Ypres, Belgium [1] [2] | British artillery direction post [3] |
| 14 | 7 July 1917 | 1200 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 55 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Warneton, France | |
| 15 | 12 July 1917 | 1150 hours | Nieuport Scout | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Houthem | |
| 16 | 12 July 1917 | 2145 hours | Sopwith | Zillebeke, Belgium | ||
| 17 | 13 July 1917 | 1135 hours | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | No. 70 Squadron RFC | South of Beselare (Becelaere), Belgium | |
| 18 | 13 July 1917 | 1140 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC] | North of Zonnebeke, Belgium | |
| 19 | 28 July 1917 | 1850 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC [4] | Northeast of Kortrijk, Belgium [1] [2] | One of six victories scored in an attack led by Dostler. [4] |
| 20 | 28 July 1917 | 1900 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC | Oostrozebeke, Belgium [1] [2] | Another of the six victories in the Jagdstaffel 6 dogfight. [4] |
| 21 | 31 July 1917 | 1405 hours | Nieuport | West of Bellewaarde Vijver, Ypres | ||
| 22 | 9 August 1917 | 1855 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Poelkapelle (Poelcapelle), Belgium | |
| 23 | 12 August 1917 | 1555 hours | SPAD | No. 19 Squadron RFC | West of Gheluve | |
| 24 | 14 August 1917 | 1930 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5 | No. 56 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Saint-Julien | |
| 25 | 17 August 1917 | 0810 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC | North of Menen, Belgium | |
| 26 | 18 August 1917 | 2015 hours | Airco DH.4 | East of Roeselare (Roulers), Belgium [1] [2] |
Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
Endnotes
References
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Guttman, Jon (2005). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9.
- Kilduff, Peter (1997). The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1-85409-266-3.
Eduard Ritter von Dostler (1892–1917) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 26 confirmed aerial victories. In addition to his prowess as an ace, he was entrusted with the successive command of three of the German Empire's fighter squadrons. [1] [2]
The victory list
The victories of Eduard Ritter von Dostler are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 December 1916 | Nieuport Scout | Verdun, France | Scored while flying a Roland C.II for Schutzstaffel 27 | ||
| 2 | 22 January 1917 | Caudron | Nixeville, France | Scored while assigned to fly bombers for Kampfstaffel 36. | ||
| 3 | 24 March 1917 | 1230 hours | Caudron G.4 | Escadrille C.18, Service Aéronautique | Rupt-en-Woëvre, France | Scored while assigned to fly bombers for Kampfstaffel 36. |
| 4 | 24 March 1917 | 1231 hours | Caudron G.4 | Escadrille C.18, Service Aéronautique | North of Ancremont | First of his string of 23 victories scored for Jagdstaffel 6 |
| Unconfirmed | 13 April 1917 | 1830 hours | Observation balloon | Genicourt, France [1] [2] | Artillery direction post [3] | |
| 5 | 14 April 1917 | Nieuport Scout | Escadrille N.315, Service Aéronautique | Southwest of Saint-Mihiel, France | ||
| 6 | 24 April 1917 | Caudron | Foret d'Aublanville | |||
| 7 | 24 May 1917 | Nieuport | Dieulouard, France | |||
| 8 | 3 June 1917 | SPAD | Southwest of Belrupt, France | |||
| 9 | 16 June 1917 | 1850 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Ypres, Belgium | |
| 10 | 16 June 1917 | 1905 hours | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | No. 45 Squadron RFC | 't Korentje between Houthem and Comines (Komen) | |
| 11 | 17 June 1917 | 2120 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | St. Eloi | |
| 12 | 20 June 1917 | 1800 hours | Observation balloon | 4th Section, 6th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | Bailleul, France; West of Nieppe, France [1] [2] | British artillery direction post [3] |
| 13 | 5 July 1917 | 1820 hours | Observation balloon | 4th Section, 13th Company, 5th Balloon Wing | North of Ypres, Belgium [1] [2] | British artillery direction post [3] |
| 14 | 7 July 1917 | 1200 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 55 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Warneton, France | |
| 15 | 12 July 1917 | 1150 hours | Nieuport Scout | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Houthem | |
| 16 | 12 July 1917 | 2145 hours | Sopwith | Zillebeke, Belgium | ||
| 17 | 13 July 1917 | 1135 hours | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | No. 70 Squadron RFC | South of Beselare (Becelaere), Belgium | |
| 18 | 13 July 1917 | 1140 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC] | North of Zonnebeke, Belgium | |
| 19 | 28 July 1917 | 1850 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC [4] | Northeast of Kortrijk, Belgium [1] [2] | One of six victories scored in an attack led by Dostler. [4] |
| 20 | 28 July 1917 | 1900 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC | Oostrozebeke, Belgium [1] [2] | Another of the six victories in the Jagdstaffel 6 dogfight. [4] |
| 21 | 31 July 1917 | 1405 hours | Nieuport | West of Bellewaarde Vijver, Ypres | ||
| 22 | 9 August 1917 | 1855 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Poelkapelle (Poelcapelle), Belgium | |
| 23 | 12 August 1917 | 1555 hours | SPAD | No. 19 Squadron RFC | West of Gheluve | |
| 24 | 14 August 1917 | 1930 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5 | No. 56 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Saint-Julien | |
| 25 | 17 August 1917 | 0810 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 57 Squadron RFC | North of Menen, Belgium | |
| 26 | 18 August 1917 | 2015 hours | Airco DH.4 | East of Roeselare (Roulers), Belgium [1] [2] |
Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
Endnotes
References
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Guttman, Jon (2005). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9.
- Kilduff, Peter (1997). The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1-85409-266-3.