List of aerial victories of Otto Könnecke
List of aerial victories of Otto Könnecke
Vizefeldwebel, and later Leutnant, Otto Könnecke (1892-1956) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 35 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories. After service on the Italian Front with Jagdstaffel 25, he transferred to Jagdstaffel 5 in France to score 33 more victories. His victories, added to those of his two sergeant pilot friends Josef Mai and Fritz Rumey, totaled over 100, and comprised about half the squadron's victory roll. They were dubbed The Golden Triumvirate.
Otto Könnecke's victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
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, p. 148; and The Aerodrome webpage on Otto Könnecke [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unconfirmed | 9 January 1917 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 1 | 5 February 1917 | Farman | Serbian Air Park No. 30 | Northwest of Moglia, Italy | |
| 2 | 6 February 1917 | Farman | Serbian Escadrille Flik 98 | Monastir | |
| 3 | 28 May 1917 | 1350 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 25 Squadron RFC | Beaumont, France |
| 4 | 4 June 1917 | 0720 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b | No. 22 Squadron RFC | South of Vendhuile, France |
| 5 | 10 August 1917 | 0740 hours | Airco DH.5 | No. 59 Squadron RFC | Malassise Ferme |
| 6 | 18 August 1917 | 1050 hours | Airco DH.5 | Ribecourt, France | |
| 7 | 21 August 1917 | 1605 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 24 Squadron RFC | Northwest of Vaucelles Wood, France |
| 8 | 17 October 1917 | Two-seater | Origny, France | ||
| 9 | 22 November 1917 | 0840 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 59 Squadron RFC | Anneux, France |
| 10 | 23 November 1917 | 1320 hours | Airco DH.5 | Fontaine | |
| 11 | 5 December 1917 | Sopwith Camel | No. 3 Squadron RFC | Seranvillers, France | |
| 12 | 28 January 1918 | 1450 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Tilloy, France | |
| Unconfirmed | 3 February 1918 | 1230 hours | Airco DH.4 | Villers-Guislain, France | |
| 13 | 17 March 1918 | 1320 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Graincourt, France | |
| 14 | 23 March 1918 | 1125 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | Hervilly, France | |
| 15 | 24 March 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | |||
| 16 | 1 April 1918 | 1245 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 56 Squadron RAF | Albert |
| 17 | 11 April 1918 | 1715 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Bapaume, France | |
| 18 | 12 April 1918 | 1850 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 84 Squadron RAF | North of Albert, France |
| 19 | 19 May 1918 | Airco DH.9 | No. 49 Squadron RAF | Villers-Bretonneux, France | |
| 20 | 30 May 1918 | Airco DH.9 | Demancourt | ||
| 21 | 30 May 1918 | Sopwith Camel | Ribécourt | ||
| 22 | 9 July 1918 | Bristol F.2 Fighter | No. 48 Squadron RAF | Northeast of Albert | |
| 23 | 19 July 1918 | 1755 hours | Sopwith Camel | Northeast of Etinehem | |
| 24 | 8 August 1918 | 0905 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Mericourt, France | |
| 25 | 8 August 1918 | 1145 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | West of Mericourt, France | |
| 26 | 8 August 1918 | 1845 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Northwest of Roman Camp | |
| 27 | 9 August 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | |||
| 28 | 9 August 1918 | 1620 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | ||
| 29 | 9 August 1918 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | |||
| 30 | 12 August 1918 | "Scout" | |||
| 31 | 14 August 1918 | Bristol F.2 Fighter | |||
| 32 | 24 August 1918 | 1920 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 56 Squadron RAF | Northeast of Bapaume |
| 33 | 18 October 1918 | 1745 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | Southeast of Le Cateau, France | |
| 34 | 1 November 1918 | Airco DH.4 | No. 25 Squadron RAF | ||
| 35 | 4 November 1918 | 1145 hours | Airco DH.4 | Mormal Wood, France |