Jagdstaffel 16

Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 16 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, which was the World War I forerunner to the Nazi Luftwaffe.

History
Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 16 was founded from two ad hoc predecessor units &mdash; a Bavarian reconnaissance unit, Flieger Abteilung 9, and Kampfeinsitzer-Kommando Ensisheim. These two units were amalgamated on 16 October 1916, while posted in Armee-Abteilung B Sector. Oberleutnant Otto Doosloch commanded this nascent squadron the few days it took to be designated Jagdstaffel 16, on 1 November. By the time it disbanded just two years later, it had established its credentials as a balloon buster squadron, with an even two dozen enemy observation balloons destroyed, as well as 58 victories over enemy airplanes.

Staffelführers
1	Paul Kremer: 1 November 1916 - 8 July 1917

2	Heinrich Geigl: 18 July 1917 - 20 August 1917

3	Robert Dycke: 20 August 1917 - 1 December 1917

4	Heinrich Geigl: 1 December 1917 - 4 April 1918

5	Friedrich Ritter von Röth: 8 April 1918 - 9 September 1918

6	Rudolf Eck: 9 September 1918 - October 1918

7	Friedrich Ritter von Röth: October 1918 - 11 November 1918

8      Albert Wilhelm Ferdinand Gröner, 1 November 1916 - 20 July 1917

Duty stations (airfields)
1	Ensisheim: 16 October 1916 - 13 April 1917

2	Habsheim: 13 April 1917 - 6 May 1917

3	Château-Porcien: 7 May 1917 - 4 June 1917

4	Spincourt: 6 June 1917 - 20 October 1917

5	Erlon: 21 October 1917 - 23 November 1917

6	Mercy-le-Haute: 24 November 1917 - 4 February 1918

7	Aertrycke: 7 February 1918 - 14 March 1918

8	Le Cateau: 15 March 1918 - 20 March 1918

9	Foucaucourt: 21 March 1918 - 6 April 1918

10	St. Marguerite: 13 April 1918 - October 1918

11	Scheldewindeke: October 1918 - 11 November 1918

Notable personnel

 * Ludwig Hanstein
 * Karl Odebrett
 * Otto Kissenberth
 * Theodor Rumpel

Aircraft operated
Fokker E.III

Fokker E.IV

Fokker D.I

Fokker D.II

Pfalz D.II

Albatros D.III

Albatros D.V

Fokker Triplane

Fokker D.VII