A few questions on Imperial Navy Pilots

[Paul C]

I have become interested in German WWI Naval avaitors and have a few questions.

1. How were they organized and what was the unit organization during the war?

2. Does Neil O'Connor cover navy pilots in his books.

3. What were to Navy units?

Thanks for any help.

[Guest Rick Research]

They were aasigned sea or land responsibilities, from the Isle and of helgoland to the Black Sea.

Neal had a ery few examples scattered among his volumes-- his intention being to have come out with a never-realized volume specifically on the navy.

One oddity of organization was that any rank could be a naval aviation observer, while in army units only officers were "observers." Enlisted observers were designated "aerial gunners."

[jaba1914]

The main organisation was the three units:

I. Seeflieger-Abteilung (Kiel)

Seeflugstation (SFS):

Apenrade

Flensburg

Kiel

Nest

Putzig

Warnem?nde

Wiek

Kurl?ndische SFS:

Angersee

Libau

Papensholm

Windau

east front:

Chanak (Turkey)

Constanza (Romania)

Kawak (Bulgaria)

St. Stefano (Turkey)

Varna (Bulgaria)

Xanthi (Bulgaria)

II. Seeflieger-Abteilung (Wilhelmshaven)

Seeflugstation (SFS):

Borkum

Helgoland

List

Norderney

Wilhelmshaven

SFS Flandern I/ Zeebr?gge

SFS Flandern II/ Oostende

SFS Flandern III/ Zeebr?gge

Marine-Landflieger-Abteilung (Johannisthal)

Landflugstationen (LFS) / Hallenschutzstationen (HSS)

LFS Barge

LFS Hage

LFS Johannisthal

LFS Kiel

LFS Langfuhr

HSS Nordholz

LFS Scheuen

LFS Seddin

HSS Tondern

Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel I

Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel II

Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel III

Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel IV

Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel V

Kommandeur der Marine-K?stenflieger-Abteilung (K. d. K?st.)

I. Marine-K?stenflieger-Staffel (Marine-K?sta I)

II. Marine-K?stenflieger-Staffel (Marine-K?sta II)

III. Marine-K?stenflieger-Staffel (Marine-K?sta III)

I. Marine-K?stenschutz-Staffel (I. Marine-Schusta)

II. Marine-K?stenschutz-Staffel (II. Marine-Schusta)

Regards Alex

[W McSwiggan]

Per Franks, Baily & Duivan ("The Jasta Pilots"), there were 4 Marine Jasta bases: Aertrycke (SW), Coolkerke (N), Jabbeke (SW) and Neumeunster (NW) all clustered around Brugge and they housed the 4 Jagdstaffeln. Other sources indicate a 5th Jasta. All were ultimately subordinated to the MJG. Do not have ready access to non-fighter unit information.

[Paul C]

Thank you and this is a good start