Friedrich Manschott

Friedrich Manschott
Friedrich Manschott
Born(1893-02-21)21 February 1893
Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, German Empire
Died16 March 1917(1917-03-16) (aged 24)
near Fort Vaux, Verdun, France
AllegianceGerman Empire
Service / branchImperial German Air Service
RankVizefeldwebel
UnitFA 203, Jasta 7
AwardsIron Cross First and Second Class

Vizefeldwebel Friedrich Manschott (21 February 1893 – 16 March 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 12 aerial victories.[1][2]

Early life

Friedrich Manschott was born on 21 February 1893 in Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, the German Empire.

Aerial service

See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I

Manschott earned his flyer's badge on 10 August 1916. His first assignment was to a reconnaissance unit, FA 203.[1] There he downed his first foe, a Farman, on 15 December 1916.[2] He was then transferred to a fighter unit, Jagdstaffel 7.[1] Between 5 January and 16 March 1917, he shot down eleven more enemy. Immediately after he shot down his third observation balloon, on 16 March, he lost a combat to four Caudrons and was killed in action.[1][2]

Victory list

Confirmed victories are numbered; unconfirmed claims are labeled 'U/C'.

No. Date/time Foe Location
1 15 December 1916 Farman Messer Wood
2 5 January 1917 @ 1620 hours Voisin South of Douaumont
3 23 January 1917 Farman Douaumont
4 1 February 1917 Voisin Douaumont
5 2 February 1917 @ 1425 hours Voisin Courrières Wood
6 14 February 1917 @ 1710 hours Farman Esnes
7 17 February 1917 @ 1715 hours Caudron Vaux Lake
8 2 March 1917 @ 1525 hours Farman Hill 304
9 4 March 1917 Caudron Northwest of Fort Michel
10 4 March 1917 @ 1645 hours Observation balloon South of Belleville
U/C 6 March 1917 Caudron Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
11 9 March 1917 @ 1515 hours Observation balloon South of Belrupt
12 16 March 1917 @ 1115 hours Observation balloon South of Fort Vaux[1][2]

Sources of information

  1. ^ a b c d e Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 162.
  2. ^ a b c d The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/manschott.php Retrieved on 16 April 2010.

References

  • Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.