List of aerial victories of Otto Kissenberth

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'''List of aerial victories of Otto Kissenberth'''


==Background==
'''Otto Kissenberth''' was a German First World War [[fighter ace]] credited with 20 confirmed aerial victories. He began his career as an ace in spectacular fashion; at a time when an aerial victory was still a marvel, he shot down three enemy airplanes in a single afternoon on 12 October 1916. Transferred to a [[fighter squadron]], ''[[Jagdstaffel 16]]'', he shot down two opposing airplanes, as well as an observation balloon. Promoted to command of ''[[Jagdstaffel 23]]'', he shot down 14 more opposing aircraft before being sidelined by an aviation accident.<ref name=aero>The Aerodrome webpage on Otto Kissenberth [http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/kissenberth.php]</ref>

==The victory list==
Otto Kissenberth's victories are reported in chronological order, not the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Time
!Foe
!Unit
!Location
|-
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 12 October 1916
| align="center"| ca. 1520 hours
| align="center"| [[Farman]]
| align="center"| ''Escadrille F.123'', ''[[Service Aéronautique]]''
| align="center"| [[Widensolen]], France
|-
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| October 1916
| align="center"| ca. 1521 hours
| align="center"| Farman
| align="center"| ''Escadrille F.123'', ''Service Aéronautique''
| align="center"| [[Ihringen]], Germany
|-
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| October 1916
| align="center"| 1659 hours
| align="center"| [[Bréguet 5]]
| align="center"| No. 3 Naval Wing, [[RNAS]]
| align="center"| [[Oberentzen|Oberenzen]], France
|-
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 26 May 1917
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés#SPAD|SPAD]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Sommepy-Tahure|Somme-Py]], France
|-
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 19 June 1917
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Observation balloon]]<ref group=note>Because observation balloons were so important for intelligence gathering, they were protected from attack by antiaircraft guns, machine guns and fighter patrols.</ref><ref>The Aerodrome webpage on balloon busters [http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/balloon_busters.php]</ref>
| align="center"| ''38 Compagnie'', ''Service Aéronautique''
| align="center"| [[Aubreville]], France
|-
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 16 July 1917
| align="center"| 1235 hours
| align="center"| [[SPAD S.VII]]
| align="center"| ''Escadrille Spa.85'', ''Service Aéronautique''
| align="center"| Morte Home
|-
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| 12 August 1917
| align="center"| 1810 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Avecourt Wood
|-
| align="center"| 8
| align="center"| 17 August 1917
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Nieuport 17]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Morte Home
|-
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| 19 August 1917
| align="center"| 1735 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Morte Home
|-
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| 20 August 1917
| align="center"| 1015 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Morte Home
|-
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 20 August 1917
| align="center"| 1950 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"| ''[[Escadrille Spa.84]]'', ''Service Aéronautique''
| align="center"| [[Haumont-près-Samogneux|Haumont]], France
|-
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 22 August 1917
| align="center"| 1216 hours
| align="center"| [[Paul Schmitt]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Hill 304, [[Verdun]], Frsnce
|-
| align="center"| 13
| align="center"| 6 September 1917
| align="center"| 1402 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Beaumont, France
|-
| align="center"| 14
| align="center"| 19 September 1917
| align="center"| 1640 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Montzéville]], France
|-
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 22 September 1917
| align="center"| 1430 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Vaux, Frrance
|-
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| 23 September 1917
| align="center"| 0950 hours
| align="center"| [[Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Hill 304, Verdun, France
|-
| align="center"| Unconfirmed
| align="center"| 23 September 1917
| align="center"|
| align="center"| [[Caudron]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Fort Marre
|-
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 23 September 1917
| align="center"| 0815 hours
| align="center"| SPAD S.VII
| align="center"|
| align="center"| East of Vaqois
|-
| align="center"| 18
| align="center"| 2 October 1917
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
| align="center"|
| align="center"| South of Avecourt
|-
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| 25 January 1918
| align="center"| 1250 hours
| align="center"| SPAD
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Hill 304, Verdun, France
|-
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 16 May 1918
| align="center"| 1055 hours
| align="center"| [[Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5]]a
| align="center"|
| align="center"| Between Tilly and Neuville, France<ref name=aero/>
|-}
|}<small>Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.</small>

== Footnote ==


==Citations==


== Sources ==

* Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)

== Further readinbg ==

* Guttman, Jon. ''Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 ''. Osprey Publishing, 2005. ,

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