List of aerial victories of Kurt Wolff
List of aerial victories of Kurt Wolff
Kurt Wolff was a German flying ace of the First World War. He scored 33 aerial victories in the four months from 6 March to 7 July 1917. He scored his first 29 victories while flying in Jagdstaffel 11. Two more victories came while he was temporarily commanding Jagdstaffel 29. Posted back to Jagdstaffel 11 as commander, Wolff scored his final two victories. Wolff's 24th victory was a notable one, as he killed Major H. D. Harvey-Kelly.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Double break in list marks transition between jagdstaffeln. Information was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, p. 233. Abbreviations from those sources were expanded by editor creating this list.
No. | Date/time | Victim | Squadron | Location |
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1 | 6 March 1917 @ 1230 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d | No. 16 Squadron RFC | Givenchy, France |
2 | 9 March 1917 @ 1020 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 | No. 40 Squadron RFC | Annay, France |
3 | 17 March 1917 @ 1145 hours | Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter | No. 43 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Athies, France |
4 | 30 March 1917 @ 1145 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | East of Gavrelle, France |
5 | 31 March 1917 @ 0750 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Gavrelle, France |
6 | 6 April 1917 @ 1015 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | No. 59 Squadron RFC | Bois-Bernard, France |
7 | 7 April 1917 @ 1745 hours | Nieuport 27 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | Mercatel, France |
8 | 8 April 1917 @ 1430 hours | Airco DH.4 | No. 55 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Blécourt, France |
9 | 11 April 1917 @ 0910 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 48 Squadron RFC | North of Fismes, France |
10 | 13 April 1917 @ 0856 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | No. 59 Squadron RFC | North of Vitry, France |
11 | 13 April 1917 @ 1235 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | South of Bailleul, France |
12 | 13 April 1917 @ 1630 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | South of Monchy, France |
13 | 13 April 1917 @ 1852 hours | Martinsyde G.100 | No. 27 Squadron RFC | Rouvroy |
14 | 14 April 1917 @ 0920 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | Southeast of Drocourt, France |
15 | 14 April 1917 @ 1829 hours | Spad S.VII | No. 19 Squadron RFC | East of Bailleul, France |
16 | 16 April 1917 @ 1030 hours | Nieuport 17 | No. 60 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Roeux, France |
17 | 21 April 1917 @ 1730 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g | No. 16 Squadron RFC | West of Willerval, France |
18 | 21 April 1917 @ 1745 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | East of Fresnes, France |
19 | 22 April 1917 @ 1710 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Hendecourt, France |
20 | 22 April 1917 @ 2005 hours | Morane Parasol | No. 3 Squadron RFC | Havrincourt, France |
21 | 26 April 1917 @ 1635 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g | No. 5 Squadron RFC | East of Gavrelle, France |
22 | 27 April 1917 @ 2020 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 11 Squadron RFC | South of Gavrelle, France |
23 | 28 April 1917 @ 1120 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g | No. 16 Squadron RFC | South of Oppy, Pas-de-Calais, France |
24 | 29 April 1917 @ 1210 hours | Spad S.VII | No. 19 Squadron RFC | Sailly, France |
25 | 29 April 1917 @ 1700 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 18 Squadron RFC | South of Pronville-en-Artois, France |
26 | 29 April 1917 @ 1745 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2f | No. 16 Squadron RFC | West of Gavrelles, France |
27 | 30 April 1917 @ 1735 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e | No. 13 Squadron RFC | West of Fresnes, France |
28 | 1 May 1917 @ 1050 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 8 (Naval) Squadron | South of Seclin |
29 | 1 May 1917 @ 1855 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b | No. 25 Squadron RFC | South of Bois Bernard, France |
30 | 13 May 1917 @ 1155 hours | SPAD | Escadrille N.37, Service Aéronautique | Beine, France |
31 | 27 June 1917 @ 2030 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Noyelles |
32 | 6 July 1917 @ 2120 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | No. 4 Squadron RFC | Zillebeke, Belgium |
33 | 7 July 1917 @ 1100 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 1 (Naval) Squadron | Comines, France |
References
- Franks, Norman; Frank W. Bailey; Russell Guest. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.