List of aerial victories of Julius Buckler

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

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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

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