Jagdstaffel 41
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 41, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 41, was a "hunting group" of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The unit would score 73 aerial victories during the war, including ten observation balloons downed. The squadron's victories came at the expense of ten killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, three wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.
History
Jasta 41 was founded at Flieger-Abteilung 4, Posen on 18 June 1917. It scored its first aerial victory on 3 September 1917.Commanding officers (''[Staffelführer]'')
- Maxmilian Zeigler gen Stege: until 3 September 1917
- Georg Schlenker: 3 September 1917
- Fritz Höhn: 30 September 1918
- Helmut Brünig: 4 October 1918
Duty stations
- Posen
- Habsheim: 5 August 1917
Notable personnel
- Josef Schwendemann
- Hans Weiss
- Georg Schlenker
- Walter Kypke
Operations