September 17, 1916
Victory 01
"Combat Report: Vickers No. 7018, Motor No. 701, Machine guns Nos 17314n 10372, near Villers Plouich, 1100 hrs. When patrol flying I detected shrapnel clouds in...
Translated versions of Richthofen's first two combat reports, as procured from the National Archives, London. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
"Combat Report: Vickers No. 7018, Motor No. 701, Machine guns Nos 17314n 10372, near Villers Plouich, 1100 hrs. When patrol flying I detected shrapnel clouds in...