Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 59, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 59, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I.
[1] On 6 January 1918, Jasta 59 was founded at the pilots and observers training school at Schwerin, Germany.
On 1 February 1918, Jasta 59 was posted to 17 Armee, to remain part of this army for the duration of the war.
A week later, the squadron flew its first combat missions.
[1] When Jagdgruppe 8 was founded by Eduard Ritter von Schleich on 15 March 1918, Jasta 59 was one of the squadrons included in the new fighter wing.