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Sailor Steve · 05-22-16, 11:09 AM

May 22, 1916

Air War:
1145 French pilot Noel de Rochefort and observer Jean Jacques Perrin, in Nieuport 12 842, shoot down an LVG two-seater. Number 3 for Rochefort, number 2 for Perrin.

French pilot Paul Adrien Gastin, in a Nieuport scout (11 or 16), brings down an Aviatik two-seater for victory number 1.

With incendiary bullets still in the future, French Navy Lieutenant Yves Le Prieur has invented an anti-balloon rocket, fired from the outer wing struts of an aircraft. In preparation for the French attempt to retake Fort Douaumont, Le Prieur organizes a mass attack on German observation balloons in the area, hoping to nullify the enemy's awareness of the attack. Among the pilots is ace Charles Nungesser.

When the attack is mounted, six of the eight balloons are destroyed. Credited with being the first is Joseph-Henri Guiguet, flying Nieuport 16 N978. Balloon observer Oblt Friedrich von Zanthier is killed. Guiguet has been working with Le Prieur, testing the rockets.

Nungesser, in Nieuport 16 N880, also gets his balloon, for victory number 9.

French pilot Henri Réservat also shoots down a balloon, but he and Nungesser run into a group of Germans. They both escape the enemy planes but Réservat is shot down by ground fire with four of his rockets still aboard, and the new secret weapon is captured the very first time it is used.

French pilot Pierre Theodore Weiss and Belgian observer Adoplhe Aloys Marie Hubert duBois d'Aisch, in a Farman, shoot down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1.

North Sea:
British coaster SS Rhenass, 285 tons, carrying a load of pig iron from Jarrow to Calais, hits a mine laid by Alfred Nitzsche in UC-10, bringing his score to 14 ships and 25,398 tons.

German Trawler Nymphe, 124 tons, departs Geestemünde (Bremerhaven) for a fishing trip and is not heard from again.

France:
Greek freighter SS Anastassios Coroneos, 1,961 tons, travelling from Bilbao, is wrecked off Île de Sein.

Balearic Sea:
Claus Rücker, commanding U-34, sinks four Italian and one Greek ship, raising his total to 41 ships and 117,870 tons. Sunk are:
Italian sailing ship Australia, 1,586 tons, bound from Norfolk for Savona with a load of coal.
Italian sailing ship Genista, 1,856 tons, also from Norfolk to Savona with coal.
Italian sailing ship Orealla, 1,876 tons, Norfolk to Savona with an unnamed cargo.
Italian barque Roberto G, 587 tons, travelling from Aquin to Genoa with an nunnamed cargo.
Greek freighter SS Istros, 1,891 tons, travelling from Cardiff to Genoa with a load of coal.

05-22-16, 11:09 AM	#1543
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	May 22, 1916 Air War: 1145 French pilot Noel de Rochefort and observer Jean Jacques Perrin, in Nieuport 12 842, shoot down an LVG two-seater. Number 3 for Rochefort, number 2 for Perrin. French pilot Paul Adrien Gastin, in a Nieuport scout (11 or 16), brings down an Aviatik two-seater for victory number 1. With incendiary bullets still in the future, French Navy Lieutenant Yves Le Prieur has invented an anti-balloon rocket, fired from the outer wing struts of an aircraft. In preparation for the French attempt to retake Fort Douaumont, Le Prieur organizes a mass attack on German observation balloons in the area, hoping to nullify the enemy's awareness of the attack. Among the pilots is ace Charles Nungesser. When the attack is mounted, six of the eight balloons are destroyed. Credited with being the first is Joseph-Henri Guiguet, flying Nieuport 16 N978. Balloon observer Oblt Friedrich von Zanthier is killed. Guiguet has been working with Le Prieur, testing the rockets. Nungesser, in Nieuport 16 N880, also gets his balloon, for victory number 9. French pilot Henri Réservat also shoots down a balloon, but he and Nungesser run into a group of Germans. They both escape the enemy planes but Réservat is shot down by ground fire with four of his rockets still aboard, and the new secret weapon is captured the very first time it is used. French pilot Pierre Theodore Weiss and Belgian observer Adoplhe Aloys Marie Hubert duBois d'Aisch, in a Farman, shoot down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1. North Sea: British coaster SS Rhenass, 285 tons, carrying a load of pig iron from Jarrow to Calais, hits a mine laid by Alfred Nitzsche in UC-10, bringing his score to 14 ships and 25,398 tons. German Trawler Nymphe, 124 tons, departs Geestemünde (Bremerhaven) for a fishing trip and is not heard from again. France: Greek freighter SS Anastassios Coroneos, 1,961 tons, travelling from Bilbao, is wrecked off Île de Sein. Balearic Sea: Claus Rücker, commanding U-34, sinks four Italian and one Greek ship, raising his total to 41 ships and 117,870 tons. Sunk are: Italian sailing ship Australia, 1,586 tons, bound from Norfolk for Savona with a load of coal. Italian sailing ship Genista, 1,856 tons, also from Norfolk to Savona with coal. Italian sailing ship Orealla, 1,876 tons, Norfolk to Savona with an unnamed cargo. Italian barque Roberto G, 587 tons, travelling from Aquin to Genoa with an nunnamed cargo. Greek freighter SS Istros, 1,891 tons, travelling from Cardiff to Genoa with a load of coal. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 05-22-16 at 12:19 PM.