September 23, 1918
Air War:
0715 Australian AFC ace pilot Edward Kenny and ace observer Leslie Sutherland, flying Bristol F.2b C4626, shoot down a DFW C.V. Victory number 6 for Kenny; number 7 for Sutherland.
1030 German ace Oliver Beaulieu-Marconnay, with Jasta 19, shoots down a Salmson 2.A2 for victory number 20. Cpl Latil and Sgt Saloman, Esc Sal 28, are listed as Missing.
1120 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15 shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 17.
1810 English RAF ace Leslie Hollinghurst, in Sopwith Dolphin C4320, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 8.
1815 English RAF pilot Nicholson Boulton and Canadian ace observer Harold Edwards, in Bristol F.2b E2213, claim two Fokker D.VIIs. Victories 4 and 5 for Boulton; 12 and 13 for Edwards.
1815 German ace Fritz Rumey, flying with Jasta 5, shoots down Sopwith Dolphin D3741 for victory number 41. Lt F.W. Goodman, 87 Sqdn RAF, is wounded.
1820 Nicholson Boulton and Harold Edwards gain their third victory of the day, shooting down another Fokker D.VII. Number 6 for Boulton; number 14 for Edwards.
1025 English RAF obsrver Clement Boothroyd, in Bristol F.2b E2340 with Lt A.D. Kiemander as pilot, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 5.
German pilot Vfw Paul Färber (3 victories) is killed in action against 87 Sqdn RAF. No claim was filed by the British.
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