Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (1891–1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 27 confirmed aerial victories. After scoring his first three aerial victories flying combat with Jagdstaffel 2 in early 1917, he transferred to command of another fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 12. Tutschek shot down another 20 enemy aircraft by 11 August 1917. After recovery from a severe wound, he was promoted to command a fighter wing, Jagdgeschwader II, on 1 February 1918. He scored four more victories there before being killed in action on 15 March 1918.

List of victories

His victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters. Downed pilots are listed before their aerial observers.

This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, , p. 219; Under the Guns of the Kaiser's Aces: Bohme, Muller, von Tutschek and Wolff: The Complete Records of Their Victories and Victims, , pp. 100–137; and The Aerodrome webpage on Adolf Ritter von Tutschek . Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.

No.DateTimeFoeUnitLocationCasualties 1 6 March 1917 1630 hours Airco DH.2 No. 32 Squadron RFC Beugny, France Ace Maxmillian Mare-Montembault POW 2 31 March 1917 0900 hours Nieuport Northeast of Lens Identification uncertain 3 6 April 1917 0830 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 57 Squadron RFC Anneux, France Raymond Schreiber, Martin Lewis POW. Werner Voss lost a coin toss for this victory claim. 4 30 April 1917 0755 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 18 Squadron RFC Izel, France Edward Jennings, John Robinson Lingard POW. 5 1 May 1917 1140 hours Sopwith Pup No. 3 Naval Squadron, RNAS Cantaing, France Arthur Mather POW 6 4 May 1917 2040 hours Sopwith Pup No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS Baralle, France Harry Murton POW Unconfirmed 10 May 1917 1320 hours Sopwith Pup West of Monchy, France Victim not identified 7 11 May 1917 1540 hours Sopwith Pup No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS Croisselles, France Hubert Broad WIA, crashlanded behind friendly lines 8 12 May 1917 1050 hours Sopwith Pup No. 66 Squadron RFC Baralle, France John Ross Robertson KIA 9 19 May 1917 0905 hours Sopwith Triplane No. 1 Naval Squadron RNAS Dury, France Geoffrey Bowman KIA 10 20 May 1917 1110 hours SPAD S.VII No. 23 Squadron RFC Riencourt, France Hyde Garrett KIA 11 3 July 1917 1030 hours Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter North of Vaulx, France Victim unidentified 12 11 July 1917 1815 hours Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 No. 5 Squadron RFC Thelus, France Victim unidentified 13 11 July 1917 1845 hours Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d No. 25 Squadron RFC Monchy Frederick Sargant WIA. He and James Herbert Kirk escaped crash, returned to British lines. 14 12 July 1917 1800 hours Observation balloon Section 36, 16th Company, 1st Balloon Wing Northwest of Lens 15 13 July 1917 0800 hours Martinsyde G.102 No. 27 Squadron RFC Noeux-les-Mines Harold Wilkins crashed unhurt within British lines 16 15 July 1917 2025 hours Nieuport 23 No. 60 Squadron RFC South of Douai Gerald Parkes POW 17 21 July 1917 2130 hours Nieuport 27 No. 40 Squadron RFC South of Moeuvres, France Frederick Rook KIA 18 23 July 1917 1755 hours Observation balloon 20th Section, Kite Balloon Wing, RFC Neuville, France No casualties 19 28 July 1917 0730 hours Sopwith Triplane No. 8 Naval Squadron RNAS Mericourt, France Future ace Edward Crundall recovered at treetop level and hedgehopped home 20 28 July 1917 1040 hours Nieuport 17 No. 40 Squadron RFC Northeast of Lens Future ace John Henry Tudhope returned unhurt but with badly shotup plane 21 29 July 1917 0805 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 60 Squadron RFC Henin-Lietard William Henry Gunner KIA 22 11 August 1917 0910 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter No. 22 Squadron RFC East of Biache Percy Chambers DOW, Walter Richman WIA/POW 23 11 August 1917 1830 hours Bristol F.2 Fighter No. 22 Squadron RFC West of Courcelles, France Arthur Ward, Kenneth Holmes both KIA 24 26 February 1918 1120 hours SPAD S.VII No. 23 Squadron RFC Northeast of Laon, France David Colquhoun Doyle POW 25 1 March 1918 0845 hours Observation balloon Terny French kite balloon 26 6 March 1918 1445 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 24 Squadron RFC Nertancourt Arthur Wigan POW 27 10 March 1918 1745 hours SPAD S.XIII Escadrille Spa.86, Service Aéronautique Chavignon, France Eugene Vollod KIA

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