Friedrich Manschott
Friedrich Manschott
Born(1893-02-21)21 February 1893
Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, German Empire
Died16 March 1917(1917-03-16) (aged 24)
near Fort Vaux, Verdun, France
AllegianceGerman Empire
Service/branchImperial German Air Service
RankVizefeldwebel
UnitFA 203, Jasta 7
AwardsIron Cross First and Second Class

Vizefeldwebel Friedrich Manschott (21 February 1893 – 16 March 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 12 aerial victories.[1][2]

Early life

Friedrich Manschott was born on 21 February 1893 in Reichartshausen, Großherzogtum Baden, the German Empire.

Aerial service

Manschott earned his flyer's badge on 10 August 1916. His first assignment was to a reconnaissance unit, FA 203.[1] There he downed his first foe, a Farman, on 15 December 1916.[2] He was then transferred to a fighter unit, Jagdstaffel 7.[1] Between 5 January and 16 March 1917, he shot down eleven more enemy. Immediately after he shot down his third observation balloon, on 16 March, he lost a combat to four Caudrons and was killed in action.[1][2]

Victory list

Confirmed victories are numbered; unconfirmed claims are labeled 'U/C'.

No. Date/time Foe Location
1 15 December 1916 Farman Messer Wood
2 5 January 1917 @ 1620 hours Voisin South of Douaumont
3 23 January 1917 Farman Douaumont
4 1 February 1917 Voisin Douaumont
5 2 February 1917 @ 1425 hours Voisin Courrières Wood
6 14 February 1917 @ 1710 hours Farman Esnes
7 17 February 1917 @ 1715 hours Caudron Vaux Lake
8 2 March 1917 @ 1525 hours Farman Hill 304
9 4 March 1917 Caudron Northwest of Fort Michel
10 4 March 1917 @ 1645 hours Observation balloon South of Belleville
U/C 6 March 1917 Caudron Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
11 9 March 1917 @ 1515 hours Observation balloon South of Belrupt
12 16 March 1917 @ 1115 hours Observation balloon South of Fort Vaux[1][2]

Sources of information

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918. p. 162.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/manschott.php Retrieved on 16 April 2010.

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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