Hans Goerth

Vizeflugmeister Hans Goerth was a World War I German flying ace credited with seven confirmed aerial victories.

[1][5][6] Marine Feld Jasta III, established at the Jabbeke aerodrome on 23 June 1918, was commanded by Leutnant der Reserve der Matrosenartillerie (MA-naval artillery) Gustav Brockhoff, who had at least four confirmed victories during World War I. MFJ III remained at Jabbeke airfield, also referred to as Varsenare or Snellegem, until retreat in early October 1918.

[5] Lieutenant Clifford James Moir and Serjeant Mechanic Edwin Edward Hunnisett, both of No.

206 Squadron of the Royal Air Force were buried in adjacent graves at Anzac Cemetery in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais, France.

[11] On 16 July 1918, over Zevekote, West Flanders, Belgium, Goerth shot down DH.4 (A7868) piloted by British flying ace Lieutenant Lionel Arthur Ashfield of the No.

He died in the encounter and is represented on the Arras Flying Services Memorial at the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery.

[2][3] By the fall of 1918, Idflieg (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen - "Inspectorate of Flying Troops"), had chosen successors to the Fokker D.VII.

[20] The resultant aircraft outperformed the original and was designated the V.26; a subsequent modification with a rotary engine led to the V.28.

[20] Hans Goerth was the top flying ace of his unit, Marine Feld Jasta III, with seven confirmed victories, and was one of the few aviators to have the opportunity to take the D.VIII into aerial combat.

[7][20] A World War I photograph of Goerth shows a dapper young man posed in front of a Fokker E.V with yellow cowling, wheels, and tail.

They primarily flew ground support missions to assist the Freikorps units fighting the Russian communists in the Baltic area, and withdrew in December 1919.