List of aerial victories of Walter Göttsch
Walter Göttsch (1896-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 20 confirmed aerial victories.[1][2]
The victory list[edit]
Walter Göttsch's victories are reported in chronological order, not the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 1916 | Belgian observation balloon[note 1] | Oostvleteren | ||
| 2 | 17 November 1916 | Airco DH.2 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Ypres, Belgium | |
| 3 | 5 January 1917 | 1100 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2e | No. 6 Squadron RFC | Voormezele |
| 4 | 7 January 1917 | 1300 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Between Ypres, Belgium and Kemmel |
| 5 | 1 February 1917 | P.M. | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | East of Moorslede, Belgium |
| 6 | 1 February 1917 | P.M. | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Bondues, France, north of Lille, France[1][2] |
| Uncounted | 7 March 1917 | Runaway German observation balloon[3] | |||
| 7 | 6 April 1917 | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Polygon Wood | |
| 8 | 8 April 1917 | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 | East of Diksmuide, Belgium | ||
| 9 | 24 April 1917 | 0910 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | East of Ypres, Belgium |
| 10 | 3 May 1917 | P.M. | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.8 | North of Lille, France | |
| 11 | 4 May 1917 | 1317 hours | Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter | North of Lille, France | |
| 12 | 5 May 1917 | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Above Schaapbalie | |
| 13 | 17 July 1917 | 1250 hours | Nieuport | Southwest of Sint-Jan, also known as Saint-Jean | |
| 14 | 31 July 1917 | 1340 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Moorslede, Belgium |
| 15 | 6 September 1917 | 0910 hours | Sopwith | Elverdinge | |
| 16 | 10 September 1917 | 1810 hours | SPAD | Frezenberg (also known as Frezenburg in English), Ypres | |
| 17 | 16 September 1917 | Sopwith Camel | No. 70 Squadron RFC | Houthulst Forest, Belgium | |
| 18 | 31 March 1918 | Dorand AR2 | East of Montdidier, France | ||
| 19 | 1 April 1918 | Bréguet 14 | Montdidier, France | ||
| 20 | 10 April 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Amiens, France[1][2] |
Background information from Above the Lines and The Aerodrome website. Supplemental information cited in individual victories and claims. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Observation balloons were important artillery direction posts. Accordingly, they were prime targets for aerial attack, and were well defended by antiaircraft guns, small arms fire, and patrolling fighter planes.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c Franks, Bailey & Guest 1993, pp. 118–119.
- ^ a b c The Aerodrome webpage on Walter Göttsch
- ^ VanWyngarden 2005, pp. 20–21.
Sources[edit]
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (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 Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Guttman, Jon. Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 . Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1841768774, ISBN 978-1841768779
- VanWyngarden, Greg (2005). Jagdgeschwader II: Jagdgeschwader "Berthold". Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781841767277.