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Sailor Steve · 06-17-18, 07:59 PM

June 17, 1918

Air War:

0630 English RAF pilot Alec Reid, flying SE.5a D6859, shoots down a German teo-seater for victory number 2.

0740 English pilot Leslie Capel and ace observer Ernest Deighton, in Bristol F.2b C4604, shoot down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 5 for Capel; number 13 for Deighton.

0755 Leslie Capel and Ernest Deighton shoot down a second Pfalz D.III. Number 6 for Capel; number 14 for Deighton.

0800 German pilot Max Hillmann, with Jasta 7, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1.

0800 German pilot August Eigenbrodt, with Jasta 7, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 2.

0830 German pilot Franz Brandt, flying with Jasta 26, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 5. MdL Luc Dol of Spa 162 is listed as Missing.

0830 German ace Hermann Göring, in Fokker D.VII 324/18, shoots down a SPAD VII for victory number 21. Adj Bernard Breton of Spa 93 is taken prisoner. He will escape in October, just too late to get back into combat.

0830 German ace Rudolf Klimke, with Jasta 27, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 8. MdL Georges Franceschi of Spa 93 is taken prisoner. He will also escape in October, just before the end of the war.

0850 English RAF observer William Dyke, in DH.4 A7799 with 2ne Lt A. Pickin as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 3.

0915 Canadian RAF ace William Claxton, in SE.5a C8879, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 7.

0920 Canadian RAF pilot Roger Amedee Del'Haye, in Sopwith Dolphin C3792, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 1.

0945 William Claxton scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Pfalz D.III for number 8.

1015 German ace Johannes Werner, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a Sopwith Dolphin for victory number 7.

1025 German pilot Alfred Rüdiger, with Jasta 59, shoots down DH.9 B9332 for victory number 1. 2nd Lt W.J.T. Atkins is taken prisoner; Sgt J.H. Read is wounded and taken prisoner.

1030 German pilot Fritz Kraft, with Jasta 59, ahoots down DH.9 D1694 for victory number 1.

1100 German pilot August Delling, with Jasta 34, shoots down an SE.5a D3955 for victory number 4. Lt J.S. Turnbull is killed.

1130 German pilot Emil Schäpe, flying with Jasta 33, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 3. MdL MdL ?? Grisset, 39° Cie d’Aérostiers, parachutes safely.

1500 German ace Georg Meyer, with Jasta 37, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 6.

1630 German pilot Paul Achilles, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down DH.4 A7935 for victory number 1. Lts G.B. Coward and J.F. Reid are both taken prisoner.

Three French pilots with Spa 48 share a victory over a Halberstadt CL.II:
Edmond Caillaux, victory number 5.
René Montrion, victory number 11.
Jacques Roques, victory number 5.

Two French pilots with Spa 68 share a victory over an Albatros C.V:
Pierre Gaudermen, victory number 3.
Sgt Sinclaire (no first name given), victory number1.

German pilot Wilhelm Leusch, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 2. american 12-victory ace Frank Lehmann Baylies, with Spa 3, is killed.

German ace Ulrich Neckel, with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 14.

German pilot Rudolf Reinau, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 2.

French pilot Èmile Julien Mathurin Régnier, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1.

German ace Josef Schwendemann, with Jasta 41, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 6. This is possibly S/Lt André Guersant of Spa 162, listed as Missing.

German 27-victory ace Kurt Wüsthoff, in Fokker D.VII 2469/18 borrowed from Georg Hantelmann, is brought down by Sopwith Camels of 23 and 24 Squadrons. Critically wounded, he will spend the next two years in various hospitals before he can walk again. Released by the French in 1920 he will spend another two years in German hospitals before finding a job with an Austrian car maker. Wüsthoff will start flying again, and the suffer a major accident at an airshow to raise funds for a memorial to Max Immelmann on July 19, 1926. He will die five days after that.

06-17-18, 07:59 PM	#3077
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	June 17, 1918 Air War: 0630 English RAF pilot Alec Reid, flying SE.5a D6859, shoots down a German teo-seater for victory number 2. 0740 English pilot Leslie Capel and ace observer Ernest Deighton, in Bristol F.2b C4604, shoot down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 5 for Capel; number 13 for Deighton. 0755 Leslie Capel and Ernest Deighton shoot down a second Pfalz D.III. Number 6 for Capel; number 14 for Deighton. 0800 German pilot Max Hillmann, with Jasta 7, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1. 0800 German pilot August Eigenbrodt, with Jasta 7, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 2. 0830 German pilot Franz Brandt, flying with Jasta 26, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 5. MdL Luc Dol of Spa 162 is listed as Missing. 0830 German ace Hermann Göring, in Fokker D.VII 324/18, shoots down a SPAD VII for victory number 21. Adj Bernard Breton of Spa 93 is taken prisoner. He will escape in October, just too late to get back into combat. 0830 German ace Rudolf Klimke, with Jasta 27, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 8. MdL Georges Franceschi of Spa 93 is taken prisoner. He will also escape in October, just before the end of the war. 0850 English RAF observer William Dyke, in DH.4 A7799 with 2ne Lt A. Pickin as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 3. 0915 Canadian RAF ace William Claxton, in SE.5a C8879, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 7. 0920 Canadian RAF pilot Roger Amedee Del'Haye, in Sopwith Dolphin C3792, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 1. 0945 William Claxton scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Pfalz D.III for number 8. 1015 German ace Johannes Werner, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a Sopwith Dolphin for victory number 7. 1025 German pilot Alfred Rüdiger, with Jasta 59, shoots down DH.9 B9332 for victory number 1. 2nd Lt W.J.T. Atkins is taken prisoner; Sgt J.H. Read is wounded and taken prisoner. 1030 German pilot Fritz Kraft, with Jasta 59, ahoots down DH.9 D1694 for victory number 1. 1100 German pilot August Delling, with Jasta 34, shoots down an SE.5a D3955 for victory number 4. Lt J.S. Turnbull is killed. 1130 German pilot Emil Schäpe, flying with Jasta 33, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 3. MdL MdL ?? Grisset, 39° Cie d’Aérostiers, parachutes safely. 1500 German ace Georg Meyer, with Jasta 37, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 6. 1630 German pilot Paul Achilles, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down DH.4 A7935 for victory number 1. Lts G.B. Coward and J.F. Reid are both taken prisoner. Three French pilots with Spa 48 share a victory over a Halberstadt CL.II: Edmond Caillaux, victory number 5. René Montrion, victory number 11. Jacques Roques, victory number 5. Two French pilots with Spa 68 share a victory over an Albatros C.V: Pierre Gaudermen, victory number 3. Sgt Sinclaire (no first name given), victory number1. German pilot Wilhelm Leusch, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 2. american 12-victory ace Frank Lehmann Baylies, with Spa 3, is killed. German ace Ulrich Neckel, with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 14. German pilot Rudolf Reinau, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 2. French pilot Èmile Julien Mathurin Régnier, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1. German ace Josef Schwendemann, with Jasta 41, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 6. This is possibly S/Lt André Guersant of Spa 162, listed as Missing. German 27-victory ace Kurt Wüsthoff, in Fokker D.VII 2469/18 borrowed from Georg Hantelmann, is brought down by Sopwith Camels of 23 and 24 Squadrons. Critically wounded, he will spend the next two years in various hospitals before he can walk again. Released by the French in 1920 he will spend another two years in German hospitals before finding a job with an Austrian car maker. Wüsthoff will start flying again, and the suffer a major accident at an airshow to raise funds for a memorial to Max Immelmann on July 19, 1926. He will die five days after that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 07-18-18 at 11:48 AM.