Böhme describes the moment of collision

    Event ID: 755

    Categories: 

    Air Combat
    English
    The Life and Death of an Ace

    28 October 1916

    50.121687235846494, 2.859478279767029
    Favreuil

    Source ID: 68

    Red Baron, The Life and Death of an Ace, Peter Kilduff, A David & Charles book, 2007

    ISBN: 9780715328217

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    “Boelcke and I had an Englishman right between us,when another opponent pursued by friend Richthofen cut in front of us. During the simultaneous lightning-quick evasive manoeuvre, Boelcke and I, obstructed by our wings, did not see each other for an instant and that is when it happened.
    How can I describe for ypu my feelings at that instant when Boelcke suddenly appeared a few metres to my right, dived down, while I pulled up, and yet we grazed each other and had to return to the ground! It was only a gentle touch, but at such a furious speed it was also a collision.”

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