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Jagd in Flanderns Himmel, Karl Bodenschatz, Verlag Knorr & Hirth München, 1935 p. ??

11 August 1917
Markebeke
Marke

“The day has started unpleasantly and continues unpleasantly. At 10.15 an enemy squadron is reported by the air defence officers, but it has already crossed the German lines.

At 10.20, all squadrons take off, which means that the take-off is abruptly cancelled by the commander at the last moment. The Rittmeister makes a report about this episode.

“Once again it has been shown that launching on a squadron that has already broken through is pointless. The reason: the British bombing and reconnaissance squadrons are now flying at very high altitudes (4500 to 5000 metres) above our lines. Our aircraft do not have sufficient climbing ability to reach the enemy in time. It would only be possible to get close to such a squadron if earth observation were to report its assembly on the other side of the front.‘’

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