List of aerial victories of Emil Thuy
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Emil Thuy (1894-1930) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 35 confirmed aerial victories. After his initial aerial victory while flying with a reconnaissance unit in September 1915, he would not shoot down another enemy airplane until 16 April 1917. Assigned to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 21, he would score 13 more victories by 22 September 1917. Transferred to command Jagdstaffel 28, he would shoot down an additional 21 enemy airplanes by war's end.
List of victories
[edit]Victories are reported in chronological order.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, pp. 216–217, and The Aerodrome webpage on Emil Thuy [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 1915 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 2 | 16 April 1917 | 1505 hours | Caudron | North of Berry-au-Bac, France | |
| 3 | 26 June 1917 | SPAD | Cauroy, France | ||
| 4 | 13 July 1917 | 2015 hours | SPAD | South of Avocourt, France | |
| 5 | 10 August 1917 | Observation balloon | French observation company | Montzeville, France | |
| 6 | 17 August 1917 | 1200 hours | SPAD | South of Hill 304, France | |
| 7 | 19 August 1917 | 1100 hours | SPAD | Chattancourt, France | |
| 8 | 21 August 1917 | 1200 hours | AR2 | Southwest of Avocourt, France | |
| 9 | 5 September 1917 | SPAD | Bethelainville, France | ||
| 10 | 7 September 1917 | 1040 hours | SPAD | South of Hill 304, France | |
| 11 | 11 September 1917 | SPAD | Forges Wood | ||
| 12 | 18 September 1917 | Caudron | Le Mort Homme, France | ||
| 13 | 18 September 1917 | 1430 hours | SPAD | South of Chattancourt | |
| 14 | 22 September 1917 | SPAD | Hill 304, France | ||
| 15 | 24 September 1917 | SPAD | North of Hill 304, France | ||
| 16 | 30 November 1917 | 1240 hours | Sopwith Camel | East of Ypres, Belgium | |
| 17 | 28 December 1917 | 1330 hours | Airco DH.4 | Gheluvelt, Belgium | |
| 18 | 29 January 1918 | 1615 hours | Sopwith Camel | Poelkapelle, Belgium | |
| 19 | 18 March 1918 | 1250 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 10 Naval Squadron, RNAS | West of Swevezeele, Belgium |
| 20 | 8 May 1918 | 0815 hours | Airco DH.9 | Zillebeke Lake, Belgium | |
| 21 | 14 May 1918 | 1915 hours | Sopwith Camel | North of Kemmel Ridge, Belgium | |
| 22 | 20 June 1918 | 1850 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 209 Squadron RAF | West of Cerisy, France |
| 23 | 28 June 1918 | 0905 hours | Sopwith Camel | Morcourt, France | |
| 24 | 4 July 1918 | 1415 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 209 Squadron RAF | Southwest of Cerisy, France |
| 25 | 14 July 1918 | SPAD | |||
| 26 | 24 August 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Tilloy, France | ||
| 27 | 25 August 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Eterpigny, France | ||
| 28 | 25 August 1918 | Past noon | Sopwith Camel | No. 73 Squadron RAF | Courcelles, France |
| 29 | 15 September 1918 | Sopwith Camel | |||
| 30 | 16 September 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | |||
| 31 | 22 September 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Vitry, France | ||
| 32 | 27 September 1918 | 1210 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Between Souchy and Couchy | |
| 33 | 5 October 1918 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 34 and 35 | 14 October 1918 | Enemy airplane |