June 1, 1916
Air War:
1010 English pilot Albert Ball, in Nieuport 16 5173, shoots down an eindecker for victory number 4. There seems to be no German record of one of their pilots falling this day, but missing records are commonplace for this period.
North Sea:
Norwegian freighter SS Excellenz Mehnert, 646 tons, carrying a load of wood from Drammen to Gravesend, hits a mine laid by Otto Ehrentraut in UC-6, bringing his score to 2 ships and 1,646 tons.
Mediterranean Sea:
Walter Forstmann, commanding U-39, sinks British freighters Dewsland, 1993 tons, bound from Philppeville for Cardiff with a load of lead and shumac; and Salmonpool, 4,905 tons, travelling in ballast from Naples to Baltimore. His score is now 76 ships and 182,614 tons.
Durban, South Africa:
Final preparations are made for towing HMS Mersey back to German East Africa.
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