Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 80, commonly abbreviated toJasta 80, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of theLuftstreitkräfte, the air arm of theImperial German Army duringWorld War I. The squadron scored 15 aerial victories during the war,including four observation balloons downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of two killed in action, three killed in flying accidents, two injured in accidents, six wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.^[1]

Jasta 80 was founded on 19 October 1917 atFliegerersatz-Abteilung ("Replacement Detachment") 2b atFürth. It was assigned to19 Armee on 27 February 1918. The new squadron scored its first aerial victory on 3 May 1918. Jasta 80 disbanded on 2 December 1918.^[2]

• Erwin Wenig: circa 27 February 1918^[2]

• Morsberg: 27 February 1918
• Duss
• Nebingen
• Morsberg: 2 March 1918 - war's end^[2]

• Kurt Seit^[3]

Jasta 80 operatedFokker D.VI fighters for a while. However, its unreliable engines caused re-equipment withFokker D.VIIs.^[2]

Bibliography

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W. & Guest, Russell F. (1993).Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street.ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.

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