List of aerial victories of Gotthard Sachsenberg

Gotthard Sachsenberg (1891-1961) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 31 confirmed aerial victories. Flying as commander of Marine Feld-Jaeger I, he led his naval aviators over the English Channel as a German counterpart to the Royal Naval Air Service.

List of victories

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His victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.

This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from 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. 195–196, and The Aerodrome webpage on Gotthard Sachsenberg [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.

No. Date Time Foe Unit Location
1 1 May 1917 Farman Belgian Air Force Diksmuide (Dixmude), Belgium
2 1 May 1917 Sopwith 1½ Strutter Belgian Air Force Oudekapelle, Belgium
3 12 May 1917 Sopwith Pup No. 4 Naval Squadron, RNAS Off Zeebrugge, Belgium
4 7 June 1917 Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d St. Eloi, Belgium
5 7 June 1917 Sopwith Pup Potyze
6 9 August 1917 1840 hours SPAD S.VII Northeast of Lampernisse
7 18 November 1917 Sopwith Off Nieuwpoort (also known as Nieuport)
8 18 December 1917 Sopwith 1½ Strutter Northwest of Keiem, Belgium
9 17 March 1918 Bréguet 14 Pervijze, Belgium
10 25 April 1918 Sopwith two-seater Avekapelle
11 21 May 1918 Airco DH.4 No. 211 Squadron RAF Off Mariakerke, Belgium
12 29 May 1918 Airco DH.9 Southwest of Nieuwkapelle
13 2 June 1918 SPAD Off Middelkerke, Belgium
14 12 June 1918 Airco DH.9 Off Ostend, Belgium
15 13 July 1918 2135 hours SPAD Off Westende, Belgium
16 16 July 1918 1415 hours SPAD Off Zeebrugge, Belgium
17 16 July 1918 1420 hours Airco DH.9 No. 202 Squadron RAF over flooded land (Überschwemm in (German) documents)
18 16 July 1918 1425 hours Airco DH.4 or Airco DH.9 No. 218 Squadron RAF Off Middelkerke, Belgium
19 29 July 1918 2035 hours Sopwith Camel Pervijse, Belgium
20 12 August 1918 1253 hours Sopwith Camel 17th Aero Squadron, USAAS Off Ostend, Belgium
21 12 August 1918 1255 hours Airco DH.9 No. 206 Squadron RAF Off Ostend, Belgium
22 16 August 1918 Sopwith Camel No. 213 Squadron RAF Off Zeebrugge, Belgium
23 16 August 1918 Airco DH.9 No. 211 Squadron RAF Off Cadzand, Netherlands
24 21 August 1918 Airco DH.9 Off Zeebrugge, Belgium
25 2 September 1918 Enemy airplane
26 23 October 1918 Airco DH.9 No. 108 Squadron RAF
27 and 28 23 October 1918 Two Sopwith Camels Both from No. 204 Squadron RAF
29 26 October 1918 p.m. Sopwith Camel No. 65 Squadron RAF Essengem
30 28 October 1918 Airco DH.9
31 29 October 1918 Enemy airplane

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