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Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 5, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 5, was created on January 21, 1916 〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta5.php Retrieved on October 20, 2012.〕 and mobilized on 21 August 1916, as one of the first fighter units of the predecessor to the ''Luftwaffe'', the ''Luftstreitkräfte''. Many of the first pilots of the Jasta came out of KEK Avillers, itself an early attempt to organize and utilize fighter planes as winged weapons. ''Jasta 5'' began its service career at Bechamp near Verdun, in support of 5 Armee. On 29 September 1916, it moved to the Somme to the 1 Armee area of operations. On 11 March 1917, Jasta 5 moved into Boistrancourt; it spent the next year operating from there, in support of the 2 Armee. In March 1918, the Jasta was joined by Jasta 46 thus forming the beginning of Jagdgruppe 2; the new JG was commanded by Flashar, along with his command of the Jasta. In July, command passed to Otto Schmidt; in August, it was joined in the JG by Jasta 34 and Jasta 37. With approximately 253 victories at war's end, Jasta 5 had the third highest total of any squadron in the ''Luftstreitkräfte''. Its casualties came to 19 pilots Killed in Action, 3 Killed in Flying Accidents, 8 Wounded in Action, and 1 injured in an accident. ==Commanding officers== * Hans Berr: 21 August 1916 - 2 January 1917 * Ludwig Dornheim: 2 January 1917 - 5 February 1917 * Hans Berr: 5 February 1917 - KIA 6 April 1917 * Hans von Hünerbein: 7 April 1917 - KIA 4 May 1917 * Kurt Schneider: 6 May 1917 - WIA 5 June 1917 * Richard Flashar: 10 June 1917 - 31 December 1917 * Wilhelm Lehmann: 31 December 1917 - 14 January 1918 * Richard Flashar: 14 January 1918 - 12 May 1918 * Wilhelm Lehmann: 12 May 1918 - KIA 26 June 1918 * Otto Schmidt: 3 July 1918 - 11 November 1918〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta5.php Retrieved on 13 May 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jagdstaffel 5」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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