Emil Thuy (1894–1930) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 35 confirmed aerial victories. After his initial aerial victory while flying with a reconnaissance unit in September 1915, he would not shoot down another enemy airplane until 16 April 1917. Assigned to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 21, he would score 13 more victories by 22 September 1917. Transferred to command Jagdstaffel 28, he would shoot down an additional 21 enemy airplanes by war's end.
List of victories
Victories are reported in chronological order.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, , pp. 216–217, and The Aerodrome webpage on Emil Thuy . Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
No.DateTimeFoeUnitLocation 1 8 September 1915 Enemy airplane 2 16 April 1917 1505 hours Caudron North of Berry-au-Bac, France 3 26 June 1917 SPAD Cauroy, France 4 13 July 1917 2015 hours SPAD South of Avocourt, France 5 10 August 1917 Observation balloon French observation company Montzeville, France 6 17 August 1917 1200 hours SPAD South of Hill 304, France 7 19 August 1917 1100 hours SPAD Chattancourt, France 8 21 August 1917 1200 hours AR2 Southwest of Avocourt, France 9 5 September 1917 SPAD Bethelainville, France 10 7 September 1917 1040 hours SPAD South of Hill 304, France 11 11 September 1917 SPAD Forges Wood 12 18 September 1917 Caudron Le Mort Homme, France 13 18 September 1917 1430 hours SPAD South of Chattancourt 14 22 September 1917 SPAD Hill 304, France 15 24 September 1917 SPAD North of Hill 304, France 16 30 November 1917 1240 hours Sopwith Camel East of Ypres, Belgium 17 28 December 1917 1330 hours Airco DH.4 Gheluvelt, Belgium 18 29 January 1918 1615 hours Sopwith Camel Poelkapelle, Belgium 19 18 March 1918 1250 hours Sopwith Camel No. 10 Naval Squadron, RNAS West of Swevezeele, Belgium 20 8 May 1918 0815 hours Airco DH.9 Zillebeke Lake, Belgium 21 14 May 1918 1915 hours Sopwith Camel North of Kemmel Ridge, Belgium 22 20 June 1918 1850 hours Sopwith Camel No. 209 Squadron RAF West of Cerisy, France 23 28 June 1918 0905 hours Sopwith Camel Morcourt, France 24 4 July 1918 1415 hours Sopwith Camel No. 209 Squadron RAF Southwest of Cerisy, France 25 14 July 1918 SPAD 26 24 August 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Tilloy, France 27 25 August 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 Eterpigny, France 28 25 August 1918 Past noon Sopwith Camel No. 73 Squadron RAF Courcelles, France 29 15 September 1918 Sopwith Camel 30 16 September 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a 31 22 September 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Vitry, France 32 27 September 1918 1210 hours Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Between Souchy and Couchy 33 5 October 1918 Enemy airplane 34 and 35 14 October 1918 Enemy airplane