Jagdstaffel 27

Jasta 27
Active	1917–1918
Country	German Empire
Branch	Luftstreitkräfte
Type	Fighter squadron
Engagements	World War I

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 27 (German: Königliche Preussische Jagdstaffel Nr. 27), commonly abbreviated to Jasta 27, was a "hunting group" (fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I.

Jasta 27 was formed on 5 February 1917 at Ghent and mobilized a week later on 12 February. Up until the end of the fighting in November 1918 it collectively accounted for 128 enemy aircraft and six observation balloons, and suffered eleven killed in action, three killed in flying accidents, and one taken prisoner of war.

Commanding officers

Film clip of Göring in the cockpit of a Fokker D.VII

The following officers served as commanders (Staffelführer) of Jasta 27:

1. Lieutenant Hans von Keudell: 12 February 1917 – 15 February 1917
2. Lieutenant Erich Wieland: 22 February 1917 – 17 May 1917
3. Lieutenant Hermann Göring: 17 May 1917 – 28 July 1918
4. Lieutenant Hermann Frommherz: 29 July 1918 – 11 November 1918

Aces

The following aces served in Jasta 27, with the number of victories credited during that time.

1. Hermann Frommherz (22)
2. Rudolf Klimke (15)
3. Wilhelm Neuenhofen (15)
4. Hermann Göring (14)
5. Friedrich Noltenius (13)
6. Willi Kampe (8)
7. Albert Lux (8)
8. Helmut Dilthey (6)
9. Willy Kahle (6)
10. Ludwig Luer (4)
11. Franz Brandt (3)
12. Willi Rosenstein (2)
13. Hans von Keudell (1)