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Event ID: 273

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Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery

07 april 1918

49.82900333864982, 2.5232055808353
Near Hangard
Hangard

Source ID: 1

Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery p. 196

ISBN: 9781898697275

“Gevechtsverslag: 1130 uur, nabij Hangard. SE5; brak in de lucht. Engelsman. Met vier machines van Jasta 11 viel ik verschillende ‘SE5’s’ aan nabij Hangard. Ik schoot op een vijandelijk toestel op ongeveer 200 meter afstand. Nadat ik 100 schoten had afgevuurd, brak het vijandelijke vliegtuig uit elkaar. De restanten kwamen neer bij Hangard. Weer: goed zicht maar bewolking op hoogte.”

Comments (1)

  1. source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen – Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016

    This victory identity is unclear. As explained in Under the Guns of the Red Baron, Richthofen claimed an “SE.5” yet airplanes of that make/ model downed that day fit neither the timeline nor victory location. Furthermore, the use of quotation marks with “SE.5” has caused speculation that Richthofen was uncertain of the make/model identity. Thus attention turned toward a fight between Fokker triplanes and Sopwith Camels in which two Camels were shot down, one being Gallie’s, who came down some 4 km north of Hangard. However, Gallie survived being shot down and it seems doubtful he could have done so if his plane had broken apart while in flight. The other downed Camel was flown by Lt. Adams credited as Richthofen’s 78th victory—who came down 9 km east of Hangard. Adams was wounded to such a degree that initially he was left for dead, and afterwards was told by a German staff officer that he was Richthofen’s 77th victory.

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