List of aerial victories of Julius Buckler
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Julius Buckler PlM (1894-1960) was a German fighter ace during World War I. He was credited with 36 confirmed aerial victories flying with Jagdstaffel 17. As one of the few pilots daring enough to undertake the highly hazardous assaults on opposing observation balloons, he counted seven of them among his three dozen victories.
List of victories
[edit]As the primary arena for aerial combat on the Western Front was over the German trenches and rear works, German aerial and ground observers could usually verify German victories in considerable detail. Aviation historians cited have further researched the war's victory claims, using archives from all sides.
Confirmed victories in this list are numbered and listed chronologically.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Abbreviations from sources utilized were expanded by editor creating this list. Sources: Norman Franks, Frank Bailey, Russell Guest (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street Publishing, London. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, pp. 87–88; as well as The Aerodrome's webpage on Buckler [1]
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Squadron | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 December 1916 | 1620 hours | Caudron | Bras | ||
| 2 | 14 February 1917 | Caudron | West of Facq Wood | |||
| 3 | 15 February 1917 | Caudron | Pont-a-Mousson, France | |||
| 4 | 15 April 1917 | SPAD | Prouvais, France | |||
| 5 | 16 April 1917 | Nieuport | Berry-au-Bac, France | |||
| 6 | 26 April 1917 | 0920 hours | Observation balloon | 36 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique | Bois de Génicourt, France | French observation balloon |
| Unconfirmed | 6 May 1917 | SPAD | Pont-a-Vert | |||
| 7 | 12 May 1917 | 1840 hours | Nieuport | La Malmaison, France | ||
| 8 | 11 July 1917 | 0850 hours | Sopwith Triplane | Southeast of Zillebeke, Belgium | ||
| 9 | 13 July 1917 | 1320 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | Stuivenskerke, Belgium | ||
| 10 | 14 July 1917 | 1750 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 | Leffinghe | ||
| 11 | 14 July 1917 | 0730 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 54 Squadron RFC | Keyem | |
| 12 | 9 August 1917 | 0745 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 9 Naval Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service | Southeast of Nieuwpoort, Belgium | |
| 13 | 11 August 1917 | 1415 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 52 Squadron RFC | West of Spermalie | |
| 14 | 29 September 1917 | 1805 hours | Airco DH.5 | No. 41 Squadron RFC | Fleubair | |
| 15 | 30 September 1917 | 1155 hours | Sopwith | Between Lens and Arras, France | ||
| 16 | 11 October 1917 | 0945 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 5 Squadron RFC | Rodincourt | |
| 17 | 11 October 1917 | 1740 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 28 Squadron RFC | Armentières, France | |
| 18 | 17 October 1917 | 1120 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 11 Squadron RFC | Rocourt | |
| 19 | 24 October 1917 | 1620 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 16 Squadron RFC | Mericourt, France | |
| 20 | 28 October 1917 | 1705 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 16 Squadron RFC | Mont-Saint-Éloi, France | |
| 21 | 29 October 1917 | 0914 hours | Observation balloon | 20th Section, First Company, 1st Balloon Wing | Neuville, France | British observation balloon |
| 22 | 29 October 1917 | 1210 hours | Nieuport | No. 1 Squadron RFC | East of Houthem | |
| 23 | 31 October 1917 | 1130 hours | Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 | No. 10 Squadron RFC | La Bassée, France | |
| 24 | 31 October 1917 | 1620 hours | Observation balloon | 42nd Section, 4th Company, 1st Balloon Wing | Laventie, France | British observation balloon |
| 25 | 12 November 1917 | 1545 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Oostkerke, Belgium | ||
| 26 | 15 November 1917 | 0845 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 21 Squadron RFC | Ypres, Belgium | |
| 27 | 18 November 1917 | 0910 hours | Observation balloon | 36th Section, 17th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | Ypres, Belgium | British observation balloon |
| 28 | 18 November 1917 | 0925 hours | Observation balloon | Dickebusch, Belgium | Unknown nationality | |
| 29 | 18 November 1917 | 1415 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 | Bixschoote, Belgium | ||
| 30 | 29 November 1917 | 1205 hours | Observation balloon | Bapaume, France | Unknown nationality | |
| 31 | 16 April 1918 | 1635 hours | Bréguet 14 | Vaux, France | ||
| 32 | 21 April 1918 | 1230 hours | Bréguet 14 | Mareuil, France | ||
| 33 | 3 May 1918 | 2100 hours | Observation balloon | Tricot, Oise, France | Unknown nationality | |
| 34 | 5 October 1918 | 1715 hours | Salmson 2A2 | |||
| 35 | 24 October 1918 | Bréguet 14 | Mery | |||
| 36 | 30 October 1918 | Enemy airplane | ||||
| Unconfirmed | 8 November 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |