Combats

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 flew to the Front, commanding all three St...

In a prolonged single-seat fight between about ten S.E. and 25 aircraft of my squadron, I attacked an Englishman at an altitude of 2500 metres. Both wings of the aircraft broke off in the air in my machine gun fire. The...

1445 hrs, above Combles. SE5. Brought down behind the enemy's lines. During a protracted single-seater fight between ten SE5s and 25 machines of my own Group, I attacked an Englishman at an altitude of 2.500 metres. Unde...

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 a few shots. The burning aircraft crashe...

1555 hrs, above Bapaume-Albert road, near Contalmaison. Sopwith 1; burnt. Englishman (beginner). With five planes of Jasta 11, I attacked several low-flying English one-seaters north-east of Albert. I approached to withi...

With 5 men of Jagdstaffel 11 at low altitude, I met a Sopwith monoplane at the front with Leutnant Udet. At first the enemy tried to evade me by flying skilfully. I shot him down at aeroplane length. When it crashed, it...

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 with about 100 shots. At first the Englis...

1645 hrs. Wood south of Contalmaison. Sopwith 1; burnt in the air. Englishman. Flying with five gentlemen of Jasta 11, at low level, I encountered a Sopwith single-seater at the Front, with Leutnant Udet. At first the ad...

1700 hrs, two kilometres north-east of Albert. RE old type, burnt; Englishman. A quarter of an hour after my first victory on this day, I detected in exactly the same spot, at an altitude of 700 metres, an RE two-seater....

Combat Report: 0900 hrs. Ancre, one kilometre north of Aveluy, north of Albert. Sopwith - 1, burned; Englishman. With five machines of Jasta 11, I attacked at low height an English one-seater plane and brought him down f...

"Combat Report: 1630 hrs, two kilometres west of Foucaucourt. Bristol Fighter - 2, burned; Englishman. With six machines of Jasta 11, I attacked enemy infantry flyers molesting our movements. I managed to approach unnoti...

‘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 again with the same men of the squadron,...

They came en masse

1635 hrs, one kilometre north of Chuignolles, south of Bray-sur-Somme. Bristol Fighter - 2, burned; Englishman. Seat of observer was closed, only one occupant. Weather: fine, some low clouds.

Combat Report: 1220 hrs. Forest near Mericourt. Armstrong - 2, burned; Englishman. Flying at a very low height, I saw shell explosions near the scene of a victory. Coming nearer I recognised an Englishman at 500 metres a...

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 under the clouds. As the adversary only...

Combat Report: 1545 hrs, north-east of Villers-Bretonneux, near east edge of Bois de Hamel. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. With five of my planes of Jasta 11, we attacked several enemy one-seaters at low altitude, fl...

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 200 metres away. After I had fired 100 s...