Jagdstaffel 23
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Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 23 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score a minimum of 63 verified aerial victories. They scored twelve wins over enemy observation balloons as a squadron.[1]
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Active | 1916–1918 |
Country | German Empire |
Branch | Luftstreitkräfte |
Type | Fighter squadron |
Engagements | World War I |
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In turn, their casualties for the war would amount to 14 pilots killed in action, one killed in a flying accident, nine wounded in action, and two taken prisoner of war.[1]