German Jasta

I have always wondered about one thing with regard to WW I aviation. The Germans had the term Jasta I believe for their fighter units. What did Jasta actually mean?

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By: GDL - 30th August 2004 at 14:14

Thanks starfire. 🙂

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By: ...starfire - 30th August 2004 at 13:37

Jasta is the abbreviation of Jagdstaffel (literally translated hunting squadron -> fighter squadron).

The combination of several Jastas were called Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing). The most famous one was Richthofen´s Flying Circus JG1 (4 Jastas).