Leutnant Joachim von Busse (born 14 May 1893, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with eleven aerial victories.

Busse joined the King's Jager Regiment No. 1 in May 1912. He transferred to aviation in March 1915. He served with an artillery cooperation unit, FFA 12, before transferring to Kasta 22. His next assignment took him to single-seater fighters in Jasta 3, in August 1917. He promptly scored his first win on the 10th. He scored three more victories with his Albatros D.III

Albatros D.III

The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...

, with the last one being Canadian ace Emerson Smith, before being given command of Jasta 20 on 1 December. He shot down enemy aircraft three more times, in July 1918, before being wounded on 1 August. After another victory on 24 September, he finished his tally by scoring three kills on 3 October 1918.