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Victory 23
March 4, 1917
"Combat Report: 1620 hrs, Acheville. Sopwith two-seater. Occupants: Lieutenant W Reid and Lieutenant H Green, both killed, buried by local command at Bois Bernard. Accomp...
Event type
Air Combat
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Victory 22
March 4, 1917
"aircraft actually returned to base safely. Combat Report: 1250 hrs, one kilometre north of Loos. BE two-seater. Details unknown, plane fell on enemy's side. I had starte...
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Victory 21
February 14, 1917
"(probably) Capt. George Cyril Bailey DSO (WIA); 2/Lt. George William Betts Hampton (unhurt).aircraft actually returned to base safely. Combat Report: 1645 hrs, BE two-se...
Event
Victory 20
February 14, 1917
"Combat Report: 1200 hrs. BE two-seater. Lens-Hulloch road, west of Loos. Occupants: one killed, the other severely wounded. Name of pilot: Lieutenant Bonnet (died). No d...
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Victory 19
February 1, 1917
"Combat Report: 1600 hrs. BE two-seater No. 6742. Over trenches, one kilometer south-west of Thelus. Occupants: Lieutenant Murray - Lieut McBar, both wounded and died 2 F...
Event
»Le petit rouge«
January 16, 1917
"For some reason, one fine day I had the idea of painting my bird bright red. The result was that my red bird was an absolute eye-catcher. Even my opponents seemed to be...
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Victory 18
January 24, 1917
"Victory 18 and emergency landing after loss of upper wing Combat Report: 1215 hrs, west of Vimy. Fixed motor: Plane No. 6937; Motor No. 748. Occupants: Pilot - Captain C...
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Victory 17
January 23, 1917
"Combat Report: 1610 hrs, above trenches south-west of Lens. No details, plane fell on the enemy's side. About 1610 I attacked, together with seven of my planes, enemy sq...
Event
The sixteenth has fallen
January 4, 1917
Der Sechzehnte ist gefallen.
Event
Victory 16
January 4, 1917
"Combat Report: 1615 hrs, near Metz-en-Coûture. Sopwith one-seater (lying south of this place), No. LTR5193. Motor: 80 hp Le Rhône No. 5187. A new type plane, never seen...
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Victory 15
December 27, 1916
"Combat Report: 1625 hrs, above Ficheux, south of Arras. FE two-seater was smashed, number etc. not recognisable. At 1615, five planes of our Staffel attacked enemy squad...
Event
Victory 14
December 20, 1916
"Combat Report: 1345 hrs, above Moreuil. Vickers two-seater: A5446. Motor: Beardmore No. 791. Occupants: Pilot Lieut. D'Arcy, observer, unknown, had no identification dis...
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Victory 13
December 20, 1916
"Combat Report: 1130 hrs, above Menchy. Vickers one-seater No. 7929. Motor: Gnôme 30413. Occupant: Arthur Gerald Knight, Lieutenant RFC killed. Valuables enclosed; one ma...
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Victory 12
December 11, 1916
"Combat Report: 1155 hrs, above Mercatel, near Arras. Vickers one-seater, No. 5986. Rotary Motor 30372. Occupant: made prisoner, wounded, Lieutenant Hund. About 1145 I at...
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Major Hawker
November 23, 1916
"Major Hawker I was proudest of all when I heard one fine day that the Englishman I had shot down on 23 November 1916 was the British Immelmann. Judging by the aerial com...
Event
Victory 11
November 23, 1916
"Combat Report: 1500 hrs, south of Bapaume. Vickers one-seater, plane lying near Bapaume. Occupant: Major hawker, dead I attacked, together with two other planes, a Vicke...
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Victory 10
November 20, 1916
"Combat Report: 1615 hrs, above Grandcourt. Vickers two-seater, fallen near Grandcourt, No. 4000 Motor No. 36574. Plane cannot be secured as under fire. Occupants: One ki...
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Victory 09
November 20, 1916
"Combat Report: Jagdstaffel Boelcke. 0940 hrs, south of Grandcourt. Vickers two-seater. Together with several machines of our Staffel we attacked, on the enemy side above...
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The eighth
November 9, 1916
Der Achte
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Victory 08
November 9, 1916
"Combat Report: 1030 hrs, BE two-seater, No. 2506. Motor: Daimler No. 22082. Occupants: Seriously wounded, pilot very seriously; observer, shoulder. Above Beugny. About 1...
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Victory 07
November 3, 1916
"Combat Report: 1410 hrs, north-east of Grevillers Wood. Vickers two-seater No. 7010. Accompanied by two machines of the Staffel, I attacked a low flying plane at 1.800 m...
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Victory 06
October 25, 1916
"Combat Report: 0935 hrs, near Bapaume. BE two-seater. About 0900 I attacked enemy plane above trenches near Lesboefs. Unbroken cover of cloud at 2.000 metres altitude. P...
Event
Victory 05
October 16, 1916
"Combat Report: 0500 hrs, near Ytres. BE one-seater No. 6580. Daimler Motor, No. 25188. Occupant: Lieutenant Capper. Together with four planes I singled out above Bertinc...
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Victory 04
October 7, 1916
"Combat Report: Machine Type: New and not seen up till now. Plane No. 6618: A two-deck plane (biplane) with 12 cyl. Daimler Motor No. 25 226. 0910 hrs, near Equancourt. A...