Jagdstaffel 21

Royal Saxon Jagdstaffel 21 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I.

As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 148 verified aerial victories,[1] including at least 30 destructions of enemy observation balloons.

[2][7] The unit also had a third Pour le Mérite in its ranks in Karl Thom, who also had won the MMC, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and Iron Cross.

Foremost was Fritz Höhn, Hohenzollern and Iron Cross, although Max Kuhn[3] and Heinrich Haase[5] were also balloon buster aces.

Their squadron's basic paint scheme featured a black and white band circling the fuselage just aft of the cockpit, along with striped elevators.