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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