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Fokker D.VIII
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Probably Jasta 8, Mercy-le-Haut, France, October 1918
Ownership of this aircraft remains a mystery. Some
sources attach it to a Marine-Feldjagstaffel. Aircraft
within these units, however, had their horizontal tail
surfaces painted yellow, while this aircraft was adorned with stripes. This leads us to believe that the aircraft served with Jasta 8, who marked their Fokker
D.VIIs in a similar fashion.
Jasta 8 was formed in September, 1916 and was
based at airfield (Feldflieger Abtailung) FFA6. It
was progressively attached to several Jagdgruppe
(JGr) when in March of 1918, Jasta 8 was permanently attached to JGrI, which was commanded by
von Bentheim. Among the units most prolific aces was
W. Gottsch (20 kills, left Jasta 8 prior to the introduction of the Fokkers into inventory), W. Seitz (16 kills)
and R. Francke (15 kills). Jasta 8 compiled a total of
91 victories during the course of the First World War,
for the cost of five killed and eight wounded pilots.
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INFO Eduard - March 2018