# List of aerial victories of Hans Martin Pippart

Hans Martin Pippart (1888-1918) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with confirmed aerial victories over 15 enemy airplanes and seven observation balloons. Unusually, he first became an ace before joining a fighter squadron, scoring six victories with Kampfstaffel 1. Also unusually, he destroyed four observation balloons in this string of six victories. After a transfer to Jagdstaffel 13, he scored his first four victories as a fighter pilot. Transferred to command Jagdstaffel 19, he would score 12 more wins before his death in action on 11 August 1918.

## The victory list

Hans Martin Pippart's victories 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 |
| 1 | 25 May 1917 | | Farman | | Troscianiac, northwest of Silvko |
| 2 | 20 June 1917 | | Observation balloon | | Kolodzie Jowska |
| 3 | 26 June 1917 | | Observation balloon | | Delejow, near Lany |
| 4 | 25 August 1917 | | Observation balloon | | Ryngacz, east of Czernowitz |
| 5 | 4 October 1917 | | Sopwith | | Cermanowka |
| 6 | 23 October 1917 | | Observation balloon | | Syzrowzy |
| 7 | 21 February 1918 | 1635 hours | Observation balloon | 3rd Section, 13th Company, 5th Balloon Wing (British) | Northwest of La Fere, France |
| 8 | 6 March 1918 | 1040 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | | Fort Mayot, France |
| 9 | 1 April 1918 | 1820 hours | Observation balloon | 89 Compagnie, Service Aéronautique | West of Montdidier, France |
| 10 | 20 April 1918 | 1500 hours | Bréguet 14 | | West of Chauny, France |
| 11 | 2 May 1918 | 1315 hours | Bréguet 14 | | Between Roye, France and Noyon, France |
| 12 | 4 May 1918 | 2000 hours | SPAD S.XIII | Escadrille Spa.77, Service Aéronautique | Southeast of Montdidier, France |
| 13 | 6 May 1918 | 2030 hours | SPAD S.XIII | Escadrille Spa.96, Service Aéronautique | Northwest of Montdidier, France |
| 14 | 30 May 1918 | | Bréguet 14 | | Between Charlepont and Cuts, France |
| 15 | 12 June 1918 | | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 2 Squadron AFC | Lagny, France |
| 16 | 15 July 1918 | | SPAD S.XIII | | Northwest of Sainte-Menehould, France |
| 17 | 16 July 1918 | | SPAD S.XII | | Suippes, France |
| 18 | 17 July 1918 | 1215 hours | Bréguet 14 | | |
| 19 | 19 July 1918 | 1930 hours | SPAD S.XIII | Escadrille SPA.85, Service Aéronautique | Between Chassins and Dormans, France |
| 20 | 22 July 1918 | 1030 hours | Caudron R.11 | | Between Dormans, France and Moumelon |
| 21 | 22 July 1918 | 1035 hours | SPAD S.XIII | | Moumelon |
| 22 | 11 August 1918 | 1700 hours | Observation balloon | 12th Section, 16th Company, 5th Balloon Wing (British) | Vrely, France |
Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.

## Footnote

* ↑ With their wide fields of view, observers in observation balloons were deadly components for artillery direction. The balloons were accordingly well defended by antiairrcart guns and patrolling fighters (per Guttman, pp. 7-9)

## Citations

* 1 2 3 Franks, Bailey & Guest 1993, p. 182.
* 1 2 3 The Aerodrome webpage on Pippart

## Sources

* Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. London UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
* Guttman, Jon (2005). Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1. Oxford UK, Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9.