Jagdstaffel 90
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Jasta 90 | |
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Active | 1918 |
Country | Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Branch | Luftstreitkräfte |
Type | Fighter squadron |
Engagements | World War I |
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 90, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 90, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I.[1]
History
[edit]Jasta 90 was founded on 28 or 29 October 1918. Its predecessor was Kampfeinsitzerstaffeln ("Scout Detachments") 1a and 1b. The new squadron never became operational.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 55.
- Bibliography
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W. & Guest, Russell F. (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. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.