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Victory 80
April 20, 1918
"Combat Report: 1843 hrs, north-east of Villers-Bretonneux. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. Three minutes after I had brought down the first machine, I attacked a second Camel o...
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Victory 77
April 7, 1918
"Combat Report: 1130 hrs, near Hangard. SE5; broke up in the air. Englishman. With four machines of Jasta 11, I attacked several 'SE5's' near Hangard. I shot at an enemy plane some...
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Victory 75
April 2, 1918
"Combat Report: 1230 hrs. Hill 104, north-east of Moreuil. RE 2; Englishman. Around 1230 I attacked, above the wood of Moreuil, an English RE at an altitude of 800 metres, directly...
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Victory 73
March 27, 1918
‘The commander's report of his 73rd aerial victory reveals the drama that unfolded before his eyes within a minute: ’Shortly after I had shot my 72nd opponent on fire, I attacked a...
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Victory 70
March 26, 1918
"In a quarter of an hour after the first shot I hit an R.E. two-seater at exactly the same spot at an altitude of about 700 metres. I dived behind it and shot it up at close range...
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Victory 68
March 25, 1918
"With 5 aeroplanes of Jagdstaffel 11 I attacked some low-flying English single-seaters north-east of Albert. I got within 50 metres of one of the Englishmen and set it on fire with...
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Victory 66
March 18, 1918
"Combat Report: 1115 hrs. Above the Molain-Vaux-Andigny road. Sopwith Camel B5243. Engine: Clerget 35751. 1 Canadian, made prisoner. I started with 30 planes of my Geschwader and f...
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Victory 64
March 12, 1918
"Combat Report: 1110-1115 hrs, north of Nauroy, square 2858, Bristol Fighter No. 1251. Motor: Rolls-Royce 200 hp 12 cylinder V-shaped No.275. Englishman. Together with Leutnant Lot...
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Victory 51
April 29, 1917
"Combat Report: 1925 hrs, near Roeux, this side of the lines. BE DD 2. No details, as plane is under fire. Together with my brother, we each of us attacked an artillery flyer at lo...
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Victory 49
April 29, 1917
"Combat Report: 1205 hrs, Swamps near Lecluse, this side of the lines. Spad one-seater. No details concerning plane, as it vanished in a swamp. With several of my gentlemen, I atta...
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Victory 47
April 23, 1917
"Combat Report: 1205 hrs, Mericourt, this side of the lines. BE two-seater. No details, as plane broke in the air and was scattered in falling. I observed an artillery flyer, appro...
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Victory 43
April 13, 1917
"Combat Report: 1935 hrs, Noyelles-Godault, near Henin Liétard. Vickers two-seater, No. 4997. Motor No. 917, 8 cylinder stand. Motor. Occupants: Lieutenants Bates and Barnes, both...
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My most successful day so far
April 13, 1917
Mein bisher erfolgreichster Tag
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Victory 40
April 11, 1917
"fell inside Allied Lines Combat Report: 0925 hrs, Willerval, this side of the lines. BE two-seater; details cannot be given, as English attacked this part of the Front, thus makin...
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Victory 39
April 8, 1917
"Combat Report: 1640 hrs, Vimy, this side of the lines. BE2 No. A2815. Occupants: Both killed, name of one - Davidson. Remnants distributed over more than one kilometre. I was flyi...
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Victory 37
April 7, 1917
"Combat Report: 1745 hrs, Mercatel, other side of our lines. Nieuport one-seater, English; details not at hand. I attacked, together with four of my gentlemen, an enemy squadron of...
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Victory 35
April 5, 1917
"Combat Report: 1115 hrs, Lewarde, south of Douai. Bristol two-seater No 3340. Motor No. 10443. Occupants: Lieutenant McLickler and Lieutenant George; both seriously wounded. It wa...
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Victory 34
April 3, 1917
"Combat Report: 1615 hrs, between Lens and Lieven. Vickers two-seater, NO. 6382. Motor unrecognisable. Occupants: Pilot: Lieutenant O'Beirne, killed. Observer: McDonald. Together w...
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Victory 33
April 2, 1917
"Combat Report: 1115 hrs Givenchy. Sopwith two-seater A2401. Motor: Clerget Blin without number, Type 2. Occupants: Sergeant Dunn and Lieutenant Warrens. Together with Leutnants Vo...
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Victory 28
March 17, 1917
"Combat Report: 1700 hrs, above trenches west of Vimy. BE two-seater. No details, as plane landed between the lines. I had spotted an enemy infantry flyer. Several attacks directed...
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Victory 26
March 11, 1917
"Combat Report: 1200 hrs, BE two-seater, south of La Folie Wood, near Vimy. Occupants: Lieutenant Byrne and Lieutenant Smythe, 40 Squadron. Both killed. Plane No. 6232, details of...
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Victory 24
March 6, 1917
"Combat Report: 1700 hrs, BE two-seater. Souchez. Details unknown, as plane landed on enemy's side. Together with Leutnant Allmenröder, I attacked two enemy artillery flyers at a l...
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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. Accompanied by f...
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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 details con...