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Sailor Steve · 10-16-17, 07:36 PM

October 16, 1917

Western Front

Enemy air raid on Nancy.

French attack west of Craonne is repulsed by Germans.

Eastern Front

Oesel Island fully in German possession. Germans claim 10,000 prisoners and 50 guns.

German attempt to throw bridge across Dvina frustrated.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Belgians rescue convoy of prisoners south-east of Mahenge (East Africa).

Russian fleet assists defence in Moon Sound.

Russian battleship Slava sunk by German battleship König in Gulf of Riga.

Political, etc.

Pan-German propaganda.

Mr. Bonar-Law announces future Air Ministry Bill.

Air War:

0925 German ace Erwin Böhme, flying Albatros D.V 4578/17, shoots down Nieuport 17 B3578 for victory number 20. 2nd Lt Frederick John Ortweiler is taken prisoner.

1015 French/American ace Raoul Lufbery, flying a Nieuport, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 13.

1130 German pilot Walter Kypke, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a Salmson 2.A2 for victory number 4.

1200 German ace Ernst Hess, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 16. MdL Louis Houdusse and Soldat Rouille are both killed.

1245 German ace Robert von Greim, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Nieport for victory number 6.

1345 Robert von Greim scores his second victory of the day, a SPAD, for number 7.

1350 German pilot Max Taucher, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a SPAD for his first and only victory.

1635 Walter Kypke scores his second kill of the day, a Dorand AR.2, for number 5.

1635 German ace Georg Schlenker, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 8.
(Two AR.2s were lost in this sector at this time. Cpt Edouard Garcin and Soldat Robert Millet; and Adj Raoul Chesneau and Sgt Boitel were all killed.)

German pilot Anton Bauhofer, flying a Roland D.IIa, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 2.

French pilot MdL Delore, in a Nieuport, claims an "Enemy Aircraft". His claim is unconfirmed, but according to the French Air Service War Chronology it seems likely this is Max Taucher, who was shot down and captured shortly after scoring his only victory.

French ace Georges Lachmann, in a SPAD VII, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 9. This is his last victory. He will survive the war and live until August 1961.
(per The Aerodrome. French War Chronology does not mention Lachmann on this date.)

Ship Losses:

SMS Eber (Kaiserliche Marine): The gunboat was scuttled at Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Est (Imperial Russian Navy): The cargo ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ekenäs, Finland (59°51′N 23°46′E) by SM UC-60.

Jennie E. Righter (United States): The three-masted schooner was scuttled after being shelled in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Spain (43°54′N 10°02′W) by SM U-22. Her crew survived.

SMS T56 (Kaiserliche Marine): The S7-class torpedo boat ran aground and sank in the Baltic Sea.

10-16-17, 07:36 PM	#2606
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	October 16, 1917 Western Front Enemy air raid on Nancy. French attack west of Craonne is repulsed by Germans. Eastern Front Oesel Island fully in German possession. Germans claim 10,000 prisoners and 50 guns. German attempt to throw bridge across Dvina frustrated. Naval and Overseas Operations Belgians rescue convoy of prisoners south-east of Mahenge (East Africa). Russian fleet assists defence in Moon Sound. Russian battleship Slava sunk by German battleship König in Gulf of Riga. Political, etc. Pan-German propaganda. Mr. Bonar-Law announces future Air Ministry Bill. Air War: 0925 German ace Erwin Böhme, flying Albatros D.V 4578/17, shoots down Nieuport 17 B3578 for victory number 20. 2nd Lt Frederick John Ortweiler is taken prisoner. 1015 French/American ace Raoul Lufbery, flying a Nieuport, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 13. 1130 German pilot Walter Kypke, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a Salmson 2.A2 for victory number 4. 1200 German ace Ernst Hess, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 16. MdL Louis Houdusse and Soldat Rouille are both killed. 1245 German ace Robert von Greim, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Nieport for victory number 6. 1345 Robert von Greim scores his second victory of the day, a SPAD, for number 7. 1350 German pilot Max Taucher, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a SPAD for his first and only victory. 1635 Walter Kypke scores his second kill of the day, a Dorand AR.2, for number 5. 1635 German ace Georg Schlenker, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 8. (Two AR.2s were lost in this sector at this time. Cpt Edouard Garcin and Soldat Robert Millet; and Adj Raoul Chesneau and Sgt Boitel were all killed.) German pilot Anton Bauhofer, flying a Roland D.IIa, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 2. French pilot MdL Delore, in a Nieuport, claims an "Enemy Aircraft". His claim is unconfirmed, but according to the French Air Service War Chronology it seems likely this is Max Taucher, who was shot down and captured shortly after scoring his only victory. French ace Georges Lachmann, in a SPAD VII, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 9. This is his last victory. He will survive the war and live until August 1961. (per The Aerodrome. French War Chronology does not mention Lachmann on this date.) Ship Losses: SMS Eber (Kaiserliche Marine): The gunboat was scuttled at Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Est (Imperial Russian Navy): The cargo ship was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ekenäs, Finland (59°51′N 23°46′E) by SM UC-60. Jennie E. Righter (United States): The three-masted schooner was scuttled after being shelled in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Spain (43°54′N 10°02′W) by SM U-22. Her crew survived. SMS T56 (Kaiserliche Marine): The S7-class torpedo boat ran aground and sank in the Baltic Sea. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 10-24-17 at 04:13 PM.