Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 49, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 49, was a ("hunting squadron", i.e. fighter squadron) of the , the air arm of the

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during

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. The squadron scored 28 aerial victories during the war, including at least one

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. The unit's victories came at the expense of one pilot killed in action and three wounded in action.

History

Jasta 49 was founded at (Aviator Detachment) 12 at

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on 23 December 1917. It went operational on 9 January 1918. On 17 January, it was assigned to '' 17 Armee''. The squadron's commander claimed its first aerial victory on 27 March 1918. On 3 April 1918, it transferred to '' 4 Armee''. In late May, it was posted to '' 6 Armee''. The following month, it was integrated into '' Jagdgruppe 9'' to support '' 2 Armee''. On 8 July 1918, it moved to its final wartime posting, serving as part of ''Jagdgruppe A'' with '' 3 Armee''.

Commanding officer ()

* Franz Ray (with Hermann Habich as deputy)

Duty stations

* Cottbus: 23 December 1917 * Schloss Villiers-Campeau: 13 January 1918 * Monveaux: 3 April 1918 * Lomme: Late May 1918 * Ennemain: June 1918 * Blaise: 8 July 1918 * Chémery * Medard, Germany: 22 October 1918

Aircraft operated

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fighter

References

;Bibliography * 49 Military units and formations established in 1917 1917 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 {{wwi-air