Friedrich Friedrichs (1895-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with either 20 or 21 confirmed aerial victories as a member of fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 10. As one of the few pilots courageous enough to be a balloon buster, he destroyed 11 of the crucial artillery direction posts.
The victory list The victories of Friedrich Friedrichs are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters. No.DateTimeFoeUnitLocation Unconfirmed 18 March 1918 Sopwith Camel Awoingt, France 1 21 March 1918 1355 hours Observation balloonObservation balloons, which granted wide fields of view to aerial observers, were vital assets for directing artillery barrages on the enemy. As such, they were primary targets for aerial attack to destroy them, and were heavily defended by antiaircraft cannons and machine guns, as well as fighter patrols. Ruyalcourt 2 27 March 1918 1030 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a No. 40 Squadron RAF North of Pozieres, France 3 3 May 1918 1850 hours Airco DH.9 Fontaine-lès-Cappy, France 4 15 May 1918 0815 hours Sopwith Camel No. 70 Squadron RAF Northwest of Albert, France 5 18 May 1918 0730 hours Observation balloon 35th Section, 12th Company, 3rd Balloon Wing RAF Ransart 6 28 May 1918 1730 hours Observation balloon South of Chavigny, France 7 5 June 1918 1120 hours Observation balloon North of Villers-Cotterêts, France 8 5 June 1918 2010 hours Observation balloon North of Villers-Cotterêts, France 9 6 June 1918 0725 hours Observation balloon South of Domans 10 8 June 1918 0710 hours Observation balloon 73 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique Rosnay, France 11 9 June 1918 1630 hours Bréguet 14 West of Villers Allerend, France 12 16 June 1918 0700 hours Observation balloon Vendresse, France 13 23 June 1918 0945 hours SPAD West of Fossoy, France 14 25 June 1918 2040 hours Observation balloon 55 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique Rocheswald 15 27 June 1918 0900 hours SPAD La Ferté-Milon, France 16 27 June 1918 1300 hours SPAD Neuilly, France 17 28 July 1918 0830 hours SPAD Longpont, France 18 30 June 1918 1040 hours Observation balloon 43 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique Fleury, France 19 30 June 1918 1555 hours Observation balloon 54 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique Château-Thierry, France 20 2 July 1918 0820 hours Nieuport 28 Etrepilly, France Unconfirmed or 21The Aerodrome website reports this claim as unconfirmed; Above the Lines confirms it and reports its squadron. 8 July 1918 1230 hours Nieuport 28 147th Aero Squadron, USAAS South of Sarcy, FranceAbbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
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