| Příjmení: Surname: | Göttsch | Göttsch |
| Jméno: Given Name: | Walter | Walter |
| Jméno v originále: Original Name: | Walter Göttsch | |
| Fotografie či obrázek: Photograph or Picture: | | |
| Hodnost: Rank: | poručík | Leutnant |
| Akademický či vědecký titul: Academic or Scientific Title: | - | - |
| Šlechtický titul: Hereditary Title: | - | - |
| Datum, místo narození: Date and Place of Birth: | 10.06.1896 Altona, Hamburk | 10.06.1896 Altona, Hamburg |
| Datum, místo úmrtí: Date and Place of Decease: | 10.04.1918 Gentelles, Somme | 10.04.1918 Gentelles, Somme |
| Nejvýznamnější funkce: (maximálně tři) Most Important Appointments: (up to three) | - velitel Jasty 19 | - commander of Jasta 19 |
| Jiné významné skutečnosti: (maximálně tři) Other Notable Facts: (up to three) | - německé letecké eso a ničitel balónu 1. sv. v. s 20 sestřely, z toho 1 balón - nejúspěšnější eso Jasty 8 (17) - byl sestřelen palbou zadního střelce R.E.8, kterou krátce předtím sestřelil, jeho Fokker Dr.I přistál na britské straně linií a byl okamžitě rozebrán | - german flying ace and balloon buster of WW1 with 20 claims, thereof 1 balloon - top scoring ace of Jasta 8 (17) - was shot down by rear gunner gunfire of R.E.8, which he shot down, landed behind british lines and his Fokker Dr.I was immediately salvaged |
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Göttsch, Walter
| Příjmení: Surname: | Göttsch | Göttsch |
| Jméno: Given Name: | Walter | Walter |
| Jméno v originále: Original Name: | Walter Göttsch | |
| Všeobecné vzdělání: General Education: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Vojenské vzdělání: Military Education: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR |
| Důstojnické hodnosti: Officer Ranks: | DD.MM.RRRR | DD.MM.RRRR |
| Průběh vojenské služby: Military Career: | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1916 FA 33 10.09.1916-14.02.1918 Jasta 8 (pilot) 14.02.1918-10.04.1918 Jasta 19 (velitel) | DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1916 FA 33 10.09.1916-14.02.1918 Jasta 8 (pilot) 14.02.1918-10.04.1918 Jasta 19 (commander) |
| Vyznamenání: Awards: | ||
| Poznámka: Note: | - | - |
| Zdroje: Sources: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_G%C3%B6ttsch www.theaerodrome.com www.theaerodrome.com | |
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Leutnant Walter Göttsch
He was born on 10 June 1896 in Altona, near Hamburg. At the age of nineteen he joined the army as a volunteer and fought in the trenches in France. In 1916, he applied for a transfer to the air force and was assigned to Fliegerabteilung 33 (FA 33), where from 4. He flew in Flanders first as an observer in reconnaissance planes, later retrained as a pilot and after passing his pilot's test was assigned to Jasta 8.
He joined Jasta 8 on 10 September 1916. Walter Göttsch scored his first victory on 14 November 1916 when he shot down a Belgian observation balloon at Oostvlederen. He did not wait long for his next kill and on 17 November he won a victory over an Airco DH.2 near Ypres. By the end of 1916 he had not gained any more victories.
He began 1917 on 5 January by shooting down a B.E.2 belonging to 6th Sqn. near Voormzeele. Two days later, on 7 January, he scored his fourth victory when he shot down an F.E.2d of 20th Sqn. piloted by Sgt. Thomas Mottershead near Ypres-Kemmel. The aircraft began to burn after the fuel tank hit yet the pilot turned the aircraft back to his lines and landed. The landing gear broke off on landing. The observer was rescued, but Mottershead remained wedged in the cockpit. He was freed but died of his injuries four days later. For his actions, he received an in memoriam Victoria cross.
On the first day of February he added two more victories over F.E.2d aircraft. The first belonged to 57. Sqn. and the second 20th Sqn. With his fifth victory, he joined the ranks of German fighter aces. Two days later he was shot down and wounded in a dogfight with another F.E.2d near Wervicq. He returned to duty again in April after recovering from his injuries and scored three more victories that month by shooting down two F.E.2d's and one B.E.2, bringing his tally to nine.
In May he rounded off a dozen kills when he shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 machine on 3 May, the following day on 4 May a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter belonging to 70. Sqn. piloted by V. H. Adams with observer I. L. Pinson and on 5 May the F.E.2d.
He was wounded for the second time on 29 June 1917, when he was shot down in combat by an F.E.2d belonging to 20th Sqn. By mid-July he was back on duty, and on 17 July he shot down a Nieuport south-west of St. Jean. On the last day of July he added his fourteenth victory after a dogfight with an F.E.2d near Moorslede. In September he notched his last three victories achieved during his time with Jasta 8. He shot down a Sopwith near Elverdinghen in the morning of 6 September, a SPAD near Frezenburg in the evening of 10 September and a Sopwith Camel near Houthulst Forest on 16 September. These victories closed his account to 17 aircraft shot down in the course of his year with Jasta 8.
On 25 September, he was wounded for the third time when he succumbed to a Bristol Fighter F.2 in combatb of 20th Sqn. At the age of twenty-one, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Royal House of Hohenzollern with Swords, having previously been awarded the Iron Cross. He suffered further injuries not long after his return to the unit on 30 November. After recovering from his wounds, he returned to his unit in January to take command of Jasta 19 on 14 February 1918.
He scored his first victory as commander of Jasta 19 on 31 March, when he shot down an AR2 east of Montdidier. The very next day, 1 April, he scored his next success by shooting down a Breguet 14. His last kill was on 10 April 1918 near Amiens. He attacked an R.E.8 from 52. Sqn., which after several hits began to descend rapidly. Probably to ascertain its impact, Göttsch also began to descend and was hit either by retaliatory fire from the attacked aircraft or by ground fire. His Fokker Dr.I serial number 419/17 crashed southeast of Bois de Gontelles and Leutnant Walter Göttsch was killed on impact. The machine landed behind enemy lines and was later used as a prey aircraft, number G 163. The crew of the attacked Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 survived the hard emergency landing.
Leutnant Walter Göttsch was flying with Jasta 8 at Albatross. Switching to Jasta 19, he started using triplanes Fokker Dr.I numbers 202/17 and 419/17. 202/17 was one of the first triplanes Jasta 19. It had a large yellow number 2 on the side of the fuselage. The horizontal tail surfaces had the characteristic coloration for Jasta 19 - yellow with slanted black bands. The 419/17, which Göttsch flew in April, had a white swastika on the fuselage and the upper surface of the upper wing and inter-wing struts were also white to provide better identification of the command machine.
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He was born on 10 June 1896 in Altona, near Hamburg. At the age of nineteen he joined the army as a volunteer and fought in the trenches in France. In 1916, he applied for a transfer to the air force and was assigned to Fliegerabteilung 33 (FA 33), where from 4. He flew in Flanders first as an observer in reconnaissance planes, later retrained as a pilot and after passing his pilot's test was assigned to Jasta 8.
He joined Jasta 8 on 10 September 1916. Walter Göttsch scored his first victory on 14 November 1916 when he shot down a Belgian observation balloon at Oostvlederen. He did not wait long for his next kill and on 17 November he won a victory over an Airco DH.2 near Ypres. By the end of 1916 he had not gained any more victories.
He began 1917 on 5 January by shooting down a B.E.2 belonging to 6th Sqn. near Voormzeele. Two days later, on 7 January, he scored his fourth victory when he shot down an F.E.2d of 20th Sqn. piloted by Sgt. Thomas Mottershead near Ypres-Kemmel. The aircraft began to burn after the fuel tank hit yet the pilot turned the aircraft back to his lines and landed. The landing gear broke off on landing. The observer was rescued, but Mottershead remained wedged in the cockpit. He was freed but died of his injuries four days later. For his actions, he received an in memoriam Victoria cross.
On the first day of February he added two more victories over F.E.2d aircraft. The first belonged to 57. Sqn. and the second 20th Sqn. With his fifth victory, he joined the ranks of German fighter aces. Two days later he was shot down and wounded in a dogfight with another F.E.2d near Wervicq. He returned to duty again in April after recovering from his injuries and scored three more victories that month by shooting down two F.E.2d's and one B.E.2, bringing his tally to nine.
In May he rounded off a dozen kills when he shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 machine on 3 May, the following day on 4 May a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter belonging to 70. Sqn. piloted by V. H. Adams with observer I. L. Pinson and on 5 May the F.E.2d.
He was wounded for the second time on 29 June 1917, when he was shot down in combat by an F.E.2d belonging to 20th Sqn. By mid-July he was back on duty, and on 17 July he shot down a Nieuport south-west of St. Jean. On the last day of July he added his fourteenth victory after a dogfight with an F.E.2d near Moorslede. In September he notched his last three victories achieved during his time with Jasta 8. He shot down a Sopwith near Elverdinghen in the morning of 6 September, a SPAD near Frezenburg in the evening of 10 September and a Sopwith Camel near Houthulst Forest on 16 September. These victories closed his account to 17 aircraft shot down in the course of his year with Jasta 8.
On 25 September, he was wounded for the third time when he succumbed to a Bristol Fighter F.2 in combatb of 20th Sqn. At the age of twenty-one, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Royal House of Hohenzollern with Swords, having previously been awarded the Iron Cross. He suffered further injuries not long after his return to the unit on 30 November. After recovering from his wounds, he returned to his unit in January to take command of Jasta 19 on 14 February 1918.
He scored his first victory as commander of Jasta 19 on 31 March, when he shot down an AR2 east of Montdidier. The very next day, 1 April, he scored his next success by shooting down a Breguet 14. His last kill was on 10 April 1918 near Amiens. He attacked an R.E.8 from 52. Sqn., which after several hits began to descend rapidly. Probably to ascertain its impact, Göttsch also began to descend and was hit either by retaliatory fire from the attacked aircraft or by ground fire. His Fokker Dr.I serial number 419/17 crashed southeast of Bois de Gontelles and Leutnant Walter Göttsch was killed on impact. The machine landed behind enemy lines and was later used as a prey aircraft, number G 163. The crew of the attacked Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 survived the hard emergency landing.
Leutnant Walter Göttsch was flying with Jasta 8 at Albatross. Switching to Jasta 19, he started using triplanes Fokker Dr.I numbers 202/17 and 419/17. 202/17 was one of the first triplanes Jasta 19. It had a large yellow number 2 on the side of the fuselage. The horizontal tail surfaces had the characteristic coloration for Jasta 19 - yellow with slanted black bands. The 419/17, which Göttsch flew in April, had a white swastika on the fuselage and the upper surface of the upper wing and inter-wing struts were also white to provide better identification of the command machine.
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