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Victory 68

Event ID: 264

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

25 March 1918

50.029726484258134, 2.7126929683904444
above Bapaume-Albert road, near Contalmaison
Bapaume

Source ID: 58

Jagd in Flanderns Himmel, Karl Bodenschatz, Verlag Knorr & Hirth München, 1935 p.  74 

From “Under the Guns of the Red Baron, Franks et al”: “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 within 50 metres behind one of the Englishmen and shot him down in flames with a few shots. The burning machine crashed betwee Contalmaison and Albert, and continued to burn on the ground. The bombs apparently carried, exploded a few minutes later. Weather: started fine, becoming cloudy; wind later.

From ‘Jagd in Flandrens Himmel, Bodenschatz’: “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 crashed between Contalmaison and Albert and continued to burn on the ground. The bombs it appeared to be carrying exploded a few minutes later.”

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