Jagdstaffel 17

Jasta 17
Active1916–1918
CountryGerman Empire
BranchLuftstreitkräfte
TypeFighter squadron
Part ofJagdgruppe Nord
EngagementsWorld War I

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 17 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 101 aerial victories[1] (including fourteen wins over enemy observation balloons) during the war, with another 22 of the squadron's claims going unconfirmed.[2]

The Jasta paid a price of ten killed in action, two lost in flying accidents, six wounded in action, and three injured in accidents.[3]

  1. ^ Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 36.
  2. ^ "Jasta 17". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 37.