Kurt Wüsthoff (1897–1926) was a German First World War
fighter ace
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credited with 27 confirmed aerial victories. Flying combat with ''
Jagdstaffel 4
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'' of the
Imperial German Air Service
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, he shot down 24 enemy airplanes and three
observation balloon
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s between June 1917 and 10 March 1918.
[The Aerodrome webpage on Kurt Wüsthoff]
/ref> A 28th victory is uncounted for unknown reasons.
The victory list
The victories of Kurt Wüsthoff are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
, align="center", 24
, align="center", 5 November 1917
, align="center", 1245 hours
, align="center", Sopwith Camel
, align="center",
, align="center", Poelkappelle (Poelcapelle)
, align="center",
, -
, align="center", 25
, align="center", 5 November 1917
, align="center", 1300 hours
, align="center", Sopwith Camel
, align="center", No. 45 Squadron RFC
, align="center", South of Staden
, align="center",
, -
, align="center", 26
, align="center", 9 November 1917
, align="center", 1030 hours
, align="center", Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8
, align="center", No. 45 Squadron RFC
, align="center", North of Bellewaarde Vijver
, align="center",
, -
, align="center", 27
, align="center", 10 March 1918
, align="center", 1640 hours
, align="center", Sopwith Camel
, align="center",
, align="center", Between La Bassée
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La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845).
Another native was Ignace François ...
, France and Bethune, France[
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, align="center", 28
, align="center", 12 March 1918
, align="center", Mid-day
, align="center", Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a
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, align="center", Between La Bassée, France and Bethune, France
, align="center", No corresponding loss reported by British
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Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
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Endnotes
References
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*{{cite book , last=Kilduff, first=Peter, year=1997, title=The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle, publisher=Arms and Armour Press, location=London, isbn=978-1-85409-266-3
Aerial victories of Wüsthoff, Kurt
Wüsthoff, Kurt