February 24, 1918
Air War:
1415 German ace Friedrich Altemeier, flying with Jasta 24, shoots down RE.8 B2293 for victory number 11. 2nd Lt G.R.T. Marsh is taken prisoner; 2ne Lt I.M. Dempser is killed.
1545 German pilot Wilhelm Papenmeyer, in Fokker Dr.I 214/17, shoots down RE.8 B5071 for victory number 3. 2nd Lts R.D. White and W.A. Keeler are both killed.
1610 German ace Hans Weiss, with Jasta 41, is credited with shooting down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 8.
1615 German ace Georg Schlenker, with Jasta 41, is credited with shooting down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 12.
1620 German pilot Albert Dietlen, with Jasta 41, is credited with shooting down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 5.
Despite these three "confirmed" claims, only 2 Bréguet 14s were lost this day:
1346, S/Lt Raymond Arnault and Cpl Henri Rouanet, both listed as Missing.
1354, Adj André Lévy and Cpl Jean Albrecht, both listed as Missing.
French pilot François de Boigne, flying a Nieuprt, shoots down two "Enemy Aircraft" for victories number 2 and 3.
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