Jasta 6

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Jasta 6 was a German fighter squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte in World War I, notable as one of the units that composed Manfred von Richthofen’s famed "Flying Circus" (Jagdgeschwader 1).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German fighter squadron
Luftstreitkräfte unit
military unit
activeDuring 1916–1918
branch Luftstreitkräfte NERFINISHED
componentOf Richthofen’s Flying Circus NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
country German Empire
disbandedIn 1918
engagedIn air combat
fighter escort missions
offensive patrols
era early military aviation
formedIn 1916
nickname Flying Circus unit
notableAssociation Manfred von Richthofen NERFINISHED
notableFor membership in Jagdgeschwader 1
participation in the Flying Circus
operatedBy German Empire NERFINISHED
operationalRole air superiority
fighter operations
operationalStatus disbanded
partOf German Army Air Service NERFINISHED
Jagdgeschwader 1 NERFINISHED
role fighter squadron
service Imperial German Air Service NERFINISHED
serviceBranch Imperial German Army NERFINISHED
side Central Powers NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Western Front NERFINISHED
type Jagdstaffel NERFINISHED
unitType fighter unit
usedAircraft Albatros D.III NERFINISHED
Albatros D.V NERFINISHED
Fokker D.VII NERFINISHED
Fokker Dr.I NERFINISHED
Fokker Eindecker series NERFINISHED

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Jagdgeschwader 1 formedFrom Jasta 6
Jagdgeschwader 1 subunit Jasta 6