Hans Martin Pippart (1888-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with confirmed aerial victories over 15 enemy airplanes and seven observation balloons. Unusually, he first became an ace before joining a fighter squadron, scoring six victories with Kampfstaffel 1. Also unusually, he destroyed four observation balloons in this string of six victories. After a transfer to Jagdstaffel 13, he scored his first four victories as a fighter pilot. Transferred to command Jagdstaffel 19, he would score 12 more wins before his death in action on 11 August 1918.The Aerodrome webpage on Pippart
The victory list
Hans Martin Pippart's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
No.DateTimeFoeUnitLocation 1 25 May 1917 Farman Troscianiac, northwest of Silvko 2 20 June 1917 Observation balloonWith their wide fields of view, observers in observation balloons were deadly components for artillery direction. The balloons were accordingly well defended by anti-aircart guns and patrolling fighters (per Guttman, pp. 7-9) Kolodzie Jowska 3 26 June 1917 Observation balloon Delejow, near Lany 4 25 August 1917 Observation balloon Ryngacz, east of Czernowitz 5 4 October 1917 Sopwith Cermanowka 6 23 October 1917 Observation balloon Syzrowzy 7 21 February 1918 1635 hours Observation balloon 3rd Section, 13th Company, 5th Balloon Wing (British) Northwest of La Fere, France 8 6 March 1918 1040 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Fort Mayot, France 9 1 April 1918 1820 hours Observation balloon 89 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique West of Montdidier, France 10 20 April 1918 1500 hours Bréguet 14 West of Chauny, France 11 2 May 1918 1315 hours Bréguet 14 Between Roye, France and Noyon, France 12 4 May 1918 2000 hours SPAD S.XIII Escadrille Spa.77, Service Aéronautique Southeast of Montdidier, France 13 6 May 1918 2030 hours SPAD S.XIII Escadrille Spa.96, Service Aéronautique Northwest of Montdidier, France 14 30 May 1918 Bréguet 14 Between Charlepont and Cuts, France 15 12 June 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 2 Squadron AFC Lagny, France 16 15 July 1918 SPAD S.XIII Northwest of Sainte-Menehould, France 17 16 July 1918 SPAD S.XII Suippes, France 18 17 July 1918 1215 hours Bréguet 14 19 19 July 1918 1930 hours SPAD S.XIII Escadrille SPA.85, Service Aéronautique Between Chassins and Dormans, France 20 22 July 1918 1030 hours Caudron R.11 Between Dormans, France and Moumelon 21 22 July 1918 1035 hours SPAD S.XIII Moumelon 22 11 August 1918 1700 hours Observation balloon 12th Section, 16th Company, 5th Balloon Wing (British) Vrely, FranceAbbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
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Sources
Guttman, Jon (2005). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Oxford UK, Osprey Publishing. .