Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 29, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 29, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the
Imperial German Army during
World War I. The squadron would score 76 aerial victories during the war, at the cost of 13 of their pilots killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, 12 wounded in action, one injured in a flying accident and one taken prisoner.[1][2]
History
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 29 was formed on 28 December 1916 at the Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 5 training facility at
Hannover in Germany. It scored its first victory on 16 March 1917, when Wilhelm Allmenröder incinerated an enemy observation balloon. The fledgling squadron would be blooded just under a month later, suffering its first casualty on 11 April 1917. Jasta 29 would serve to the war's end.[1]
Jasta 29 began operations at
Juniville on 15 February 1917 in support of
3rd Armee.The jasta shifted its base of operations on or about 16 April, to support the
1st Armee. On 22 June 1917, Jasta 29 moved to the
6th Armee front. On 28 November, it was reposted to operate with the
2nd Armee. On 14 December, the squadron moved again, to support the 6th Armee once more.[1]
On 8 August 1918, Jasta 29 once again supported the 2nd Armee at Peronne. The air unit moved to support
4th Armee on 30 September for its final operational tasking.[1]
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