Xavier Dannhuber

Xavier Dannhuber
Born Unknown
Died Unknown
Allegiance Germany
Service/branch Aviation
Rank Leutnant
Unit

Kampfgeschwader (Tactical Bomber Wing) 6, Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron) 25,

Jagdstaffel (Fighter Squadron) 26, Jagdstaffel 79
Commands held Jagdstaffel 79
Awards Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

Lieutenant Xavier Dannhuber was a German World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.[1][2]

History

Dannhuber was first assigned to Kagohl 6, then to SS 25. His next assignment, on 1 July 1917, was to fly a fighter for Jagdstaffel 26. He shot down an observation balloon near Vlamertinghe on 12 August 1917 to start his victory string.[3] On the 17th, he shot down Canadian ace Harold Joslyn. With a second win later on the 17th, and a win on the 21st, he became an ace on 27 September 1917.[4] He was also shot down that day.[5]

His next victory, on 1 October, killed ace Robert Slolely. On 9 October, he shot down William Rooper. He scored on each of the two next days, and again on 14 October 1917, to bring his count to ten.[6] On the 18th, Dannhuber took a bullet through his upper arm[7] while being shot down, probably by Andre de Meulemeester,[8] which removed Dannhuber from action until 7 November. He returned to action in a different squadron, Jasta 79. Dannhuber ended 1917 by taking command of the jasta in December.[9]

He crashed on 11 February 1918, and was taken out of action until he could resume his command on 9 October. Five days later, on 14 October, exactly one year since his last victory, he scored his final triumph. He shot down a new Sopwith Dolphin.[10]

Sources of information

  1. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. pp. 95–96.
  2. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/dannhuber.php Retrieved on 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 95.
  4. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 96.
  5. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/dannhuber.php Retrieved on 13 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 96.
  7. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 95.
  8. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/dannhuber.php Retrieved on 13 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 95.
  10. ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. pp. 95–96.

References

Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918 Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.


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