List of aerial victories of Erich Loewenhardt

Main article: Erich Loewenhardt
See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I

Erich Loewenhardt was a German fighter ace of the First World War, credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories while flying with Jagdstaffel 10.

List of victories

List [1]
No. Date/time Victim Squadron Location
1 24 March 1917 Observation balloon[note 1] 58th Company Recicourt, France
2 14 August 1917 @ 1015 hours Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 No. 9 Squadron RFC Zillebeke, Belgium
3 5 September 1917 @ 1515 hours Sopwith Pup Possibly No. 46 Squadron RFC Saint-Julien
4 9 September 1917 @ 2055 hours Observation balloon 93rd Company Alverhinghen, Belgium
5 21 September 1917 @ 1925 hours Observation balloon Vlamertinge, Belgium
6 14 October 1917 @ 1830 hours Observation balloon Northeast of Ypres, Belgium
7 18 October 1917 @ 0950 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter No. 22 Squadron RFC Schloss Ardoie
8 30 November 1917 @ 1545 hours Sopwith Camel No. 3 Squadron RFC Between Moeuvres and Bourlon Wood, France
9 5 January 1918 @ 1505 hours Observation balloon 82nd Company West of Saint Quentin
10 18 January 1918 @ 1025 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
11 12 March 1918 @ 1945 hours Observation balloon Lacouture
12 15 March 1918 @ 1905 hours Observation balloon Villers-Faucon, France
13 18 March 1918 @ 1110 hours Airco DH.4 or Breguet 14 South of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
14 21 March 1918 @ 1310 hours Observation balloon Fins, Somme, France
15 27 March 1918 @ 0750 hours Airco DH.4 No. 25 Squadron RFC West of Miraumont, France
16 12 April 1918 @ 1225 hours Sopwith Camel Northwest of Peronne
17 23 April 1918 @ 0830 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter No. 57 Squadron RAF[note 2] West of Morisel, France
18 2 May 1918 @ 1230 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 56 Squadron RAF North of Montauban
19 9 May 1918 @ 1950 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Hamel
20 10 May 1918 @ 2030 hours Airco D.H.9 No. 27 Squadron RAF Chaulnes, France
21 15 May 1918 @ 1325 hours Airco D.H.9 No. 57 Squadron RAF Mametz,[note 3] France
22 16 May 1918 @ 1545 hours Spad Maricourt, Somme, France
23 18 May 1918 @ 0745 hours Sopwith Camel Beaucourt, France
24 20 May 1918 @ 0730 hours Observation balloon Ransart, Pas-de-Calais, Southwest of Arras, France
25 2 June 1918 @ 1745 hours Spad La Croix, France
26 3 June 1918 @ 1830 hours Spad Dammard, France
27 5 June 1918 @ 1845 hours Spad Escadrille Spa.163, Service Aéronautique Chateau-Thierry, France
28 22 June 1918 @ 2045 hours Breguet 14 Bouvades
29 27 June 1918 @ 0915 hours Spad Dommieres
30 28 June 1918 @ 0820 hours Spad Billy
31 28 June 1918 @ 1230 hours Spad S.11 North of Dampleux, France
32 30 June 1918 @ 2000 hours Spad La Ferté-Milon, France
33 2 July 1918 @ 0810 hours Nieuport 28 27th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service Bennes
34 2 July 1918 @ 0815 hours Nieuport 28 Courchamps, France
35 14 July 1918 @ 0815 hours Breguet 14 Verdilly, France
36 15 July 1918 @ 1307 hours Sopwith Camel No. 54 Squadron RAF North of Dormans, France
37 16 July 1918 @ 1820 hours Spad Igny la Jard, France
38 18 July 1918 @ 0620 hours Spad Chouy, France
39 18 July 1918 @ 1430 hours Spad Grisolles, France
40 19 July 1918 @ 1130 hours Spad Courchamps, France
41 19 July 1918 @ 2050 hours Spad Verdilly, France
42 21 July 1918 @ 2015 hours Sopwith Camel No. 54 Squadron RAF Fere-en-Tardenois, France
43 22 July 1918 @ 2030 hours Sopwith Camel Longpont, France
44 25 July 1918 @ 2050 hours Spad No. 54 Squadron RAF Villers Helon
45 28 July 1918 @1510 hours Spad Fere-en-Tardenois, France
46 29 July 1918 @ 1930 hours Spad Coincy, France
47 30 July 1918 @ 1510 hours Sopwith Camel No. 73 Squadron RAF Arcy
48 30 July 1918 @ 2010 hours Sopwith Camel No. 43 Squadron RAF Saponay, France
49 8 August 1918 @ 1245 hours Sopwith Camel Proyart, France
50 8 August 1918 @ 1730 hours Sopwith Camel East of Bray
51 8 August 1918 @ 1850 hours Sopwith Camel Estrees, France
52 9 August 1918 @ 0740 hours Sopwith Camel No. 54 Squadron RAF Estrees, France
53 9 August 1918 @ 1855 hours Sopwith Camel No. 201 Squadron RAF[note 4] South of Cerisy, France
54 10 August 1918 @ 1215 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 56 Squadron RAF Chaulnes

Footnotes

  1. ^ Observation balloons were exceptionally hazardous targets, as they were guarded by anti-aircraft guns and fighter patrols.
  2. ^ The Royal Flying Corps was merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
  3. ^ This could be either of the two places with that name: Mametz, Pas-de-Calais and Mametz, Somme.
  4. ^ Formerly 1 Naval Squadron, until 1 April 1918.

Sources

  1. ^ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, , ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1 pp. 159-160