See main article: Kurt Wüsthoff.
Kurt Wüsthoff (1897–1926) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 27 confirmed aerial victories. Flying combat with Jagdstaffel 4 of the Imperial German Air Service, he shot down 24 enemy airplanes and three observation balloons between June 1917 and 10 March 1918.[1] A 28th victory is uncounted for unknown reasons.
See also: Aerial victory standards of World War I. The victories of Kurt Wüsthoff are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June 1917 | 2130 hours | Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter | No. 45 Squadron RFC | Voormezele | |
| 2 | 22 June 1917 | 1450 hours | Observation balloon | 2nd Section, 5th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | Wijtschate (Wytschaete), Belgium | British artillery direction post |
| 3 | 11 July 1917 | 1510 hours | Observation balloon | 26th Section, 5th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | West of Messines Ridge, near Wijtschate and also known by the German name Wytschaete-Bogen | British artillery direction post |
| 4 | 16 July 1917 | 1815 hours | Observation balloon | 38th Section, 7th Company, 2nd Balloon Wing | Kemmel, Belgium | British artillery direction post |
| 5 | 20 July 1917 | 2120 hours | Sopwith Camel | Between Beselare (Becelaere), Belgium and Gheluvelt, Belgium | ||
| Unconfirmed | 27 July 1917 | 2040 hours | Sopwith | Dadizele (Dadizeele) | Awarded to a pilot from Jagdstaffel 26[2] | |
| 6 | 31 July 1917 | 1445 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | Verbrandenmolen | |
| 7 | 5 August 1917 | 1500 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | West of Ypres, Belgium | |
| 8 | 3 September 1917 | 0830 hours | Sopwith Pup | No. 46 Squadron RFC | Ten Brielen | |
| 9 | 3 September 1917 | 1700 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 4 Squadron RFC | East of Zillebeke, Belgium | |
| 10 | 4 September 1917 | 0805 hours | Nieuport 23 | No. 29 Squadron RFC | Northwest of Polygon Wood, Belgium | |
| 11 | 4 September 1917 | 1045 hours | Sopwith Camel | South of Ypres, Belgium | ||
| 12 | 5 September 1917 | 1000 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 45 Squadron RFC | Southeast of Zillebeke, Belgium | |
| 13 | 11 September 1917 | 1020 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 70 Squadron RFC | Saint-Julien | |
| 14 | 12 September 1917 | 2000 hours | Sopwith Camel | Deulemont, France | No corresponding loss reported by the British | |
| 15 | 13 September 1917 | 2030 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 1 Naval Squadron RNAS | South of Wervik, Belgium | |
| 16 | 16 September 1917 | 1245 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 70 Squadron RFC | West of Staden, Belgium | |
| 17 | 20 September 1917 | 1215 hours | SPAD | No. 23 Squadron RFC | Amerika | |
| 18 | 20 September 1917 | 1430 hours | SPAD | West of Langemark (Langemarck), Belgium | ||
| 19 | 22 September 1917 | 1410 hours | Sopwith Camel | Langemark, Belgium | ||
| 20 | 24 September 1917 | 1650 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 10 Squadron RNAS | Moorslede, Belgium | |
| 21 | 26 September 1917 | 1040 hours | SPAD | No. 19 Squadron RFC | Beselare | |
| 22 | 27 October 1917 | 1440 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 1 Squadron RNAS | Between Poelcapelle and Hooge, Belgium | No corresponding loss reported by the British |
| 23 | 31 October 1917 | 1230 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | North of Bellewaarde Vijver near Ypres | ||
|}Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.