[Sailor Steve]

November 28, 1917

Air War:

Construction is completed on the US Naval Aircraft factory, 110 days after ground-breaking.

Following testing of modified aircraft, Idflieg authorizes the return of the Fokker Dr.I to active service.

1140 German ace Karl Menckhoff, flying an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 16.

1310 German ace Franz Ray, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 9.

1340 German ace Ernst Udet, in Albatros D.V 4476/17, shoots down a DH.5 for victory number 15. This is possibly 2nd Lt D. Francis of No 32 Squadron RFC, who was wounded this day.

1400 German ace Paul Bäumer, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down RE.8 A4458 for victory number 15. 2nd Lts W.G. Mann and R.A. Forsyth are both killed.

Two Austro-Hungarian Oeffag Albatros aces share a victory over an Italian Pomilio PE:
Godwin Brumowski, Galicia, 153.52, victory number 28.
Karl Kaszala, Hungary, s/n unknown, victory number 6.

German pilot Erich Dürre, flying an Albatros D.III on the Macedonian Front, shoots down a BE.2e for victory number 2.

German pilot Vfw Lage (no first name given), in an Albatros D.III on the Macedonian Front, shoots down a Nieuport for victory number 1. This is Lage's only aerial victory. Further details about his life are unknown.

German pilot Hans Rolshoven, in an Albatros D.III with SeeFrontStaffel II, shoots down a DH.5 for victory number 2.