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[Jimbuna]

3rd May 1918

Western Front

Quiet on front, artillery active locally.

British bring down 36 enemy planes.

Eastern Front

Germans and Finns surround and defeat Red Guard forces in south-west Finland.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Attacked by superior forces, British withdraw from Es Salt and retire to west of Jordan.

Political, etc.

Mr. Lloyd George returns with cheering message from Paris.

Germany and Soviet Russia establish a special commission to exchange 3 million Russian prisoners in German hands for 1 million Germans held in Russia.

Ship Losses:

SMS G9 (Kaiserliche Marine) The V1-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of 31 of her crew.
Il Francesco (Italy) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Monte Santo, Sardinia (40°10′N 9°50′E) by SM UC-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Panaghia (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°49′N 26°29′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Vasilefs Georgios (Greece) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°13′N 5°40′W) by SM UB-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine).

[Sailor Steve]

May 3, 1918


Air War:

0700 Twp Australian AFC Bristol F.2b aorcrews share a victory over a German two-seater:
Allan Runcieman Brown and Garfield Finlay, B2249, victory number 1 for Brown and number 3 for Finlay.
Lt G.V. Oxenham and Lt L.A. Letch, B1225, victory numbers unknown.

0730 Two English RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Pfalz D.III:
Kenneth Mills, C5374, victory number 4.
Ernest Edward Owen, B504, victory number 1.

0915 Canadian RAF ace Richard Dawes, in Sopwith Camel B7359, shoots down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 6.

0915 Englsish RAF pilot Percy Wilson, in Sopwith Camel B5187, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 4.

0940 Englsh RAF ace Trevor Durrant, in SE.5a B183, shoots down a Rumpler two-seater for victory number 7.

[Jimbuna]

4th May 1918

Western Front

Germans open intense bombardment of French and British positions from Locre and south of Ypres; no attack develops.

French make progress in Locre sector.

Eastern Front

Germans take Sevastopol.

Southern Front

Activity increased on Italian front.

Serbians capture and hold Bulgarian advanced positions on Dobropolye sector.

Political, etc.

Soviet Russia signs an armistice at Korenevo with Ukraine and Germany, establishing the border between Ukraine and Russia.

Ship Losses:

SMS A71 (Kaiserliche Marine) The A56-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea with the loss of six of her crew.
Polbrae (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Bude, Cornwall by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.

[Sailor Steve]

May 4, 1918


Air War:

Canadian RAF pilot William Hilborn, flying Sopwith Camel B5220 over the Italian Front, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 2.

1030 English RAF pilot James Dewhirst, in Sopwith Camel B6282, shoots down an Aviatik two-seater for victory number 2.

1040 Two English RAF pilots, in SE.5as over the Macedonian Front, share a victory over a DFW C.V:
Gerald Gibbs, B694, victory number 10.
Leslie Hamilton, B691, victory number 2.

1555 American RAF ace Oliver LeBoutillier, in Sopwith Camel D3338, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 7.

1750 German pilot Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 2.

[Jimbuna]

5th May 1918

Western Front

Artillery fire on both sides and local encounters on whole front.

British line advanced at Morlancourt between Ancre and Somme.

A German long-range gun put out of action by French guns.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Von Lettow-Vorbeck defeated at Nanungu (East Africa) by General Northey's forces; enemy driven to north-east with much loss.

Naval

Australian ocean liner Kyarra is sunk by the German submarine UB-57 in the English Channel, causing 6 deaths.


Political, etc.

Lord French appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; Mr. Ed. Shortt, Chief Secretary.

Ship Losses:

Aghios Johannis (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Crete by SM U-33 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Alberto Treves (Italy) The cargo ship was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Murcia, Spain by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) and was beached. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Carrione (Italy) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Gulf of Genoa 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west south west of the Capo Mele Lighthouse, Liguria (43°52′N 8°30′E) by SM UC-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMS David Gillies (Royal Navy) The naval tug was lost in the Mediterranean Sea on this date.
Kyarra (United Kingdom) The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Swanage, Dorset by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six crew.
Petersham (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank.
HMS Rhododendron (Royal Navy) The Anchusa-class sloop was sunk in the North Sea (59°33′N 2°50′W) by SM U-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of fifteen of her 93 crew.
Sayeda (Egypt) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Tommi (United Kingdom) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea between the Calf of Man and Chicken Rock, Isle of Man by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew.
SM UB-70 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB III submarine was last reported in the Mediterranean Sea east of Gibraltar. Subsequently lost with all 33 crew.
SM UB-119 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB III submarine was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Rathlin Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom (55°16′N 6°24′W) by Green Island (flag unknown) with the loss of all 34 crew.

[Sailor Steve]

May 5, 1918


Air War:

No aerial combat this day.

[Jimbuna]

6th May 1918

Western Front

French repulse raids south of Locre.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Russian ships bombard Germans in Mariupol Harbour (Azov).

Russian Black Sea Fleet arrives at Odessa, surrenders to local authorities.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Turko-German delegates arrive at Batum to negotiate peace with Georgia.

Ship Losses:

Aghios Dimitrios (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°42′N 25°25′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Evangelistria (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°38′N 25°13′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Leeds City (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east by south of the Skulmartin Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sandhurst (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north west by west of Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire (54°58′N 5°25′W) by SM UB-72 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twenty of her crew.
Taxiarchis (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°38′N 25°13′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

May 6, 1918


Air War:

0815 German pilot Viktor von Pressentin gen von Rautter, flying a Pflaz D.III, shoots down RE.8 A4404 for victory number 5. Capt H.D.E. Ralfe and Lt W.J.A. Buckland are both kiled.

0950 Canadian RAF pilot Charles Green, in SE.5a C1587, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 2.

1025 Canadian RAF pilot George Bulmer, in Bristol F.2b C4888 with Lt H.E. Elsworth as his observer, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 5.

1515 German pilot Karl Schmülke, with Jasta 21, shoots down a French observatton balloon for victory number 2. S/Lt Gilbert aron and MdL Bloze of the 93° Cie d’Aérostiers both parachute safely.

1650 German pilot Erich Meyer, with Jasta 45, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 4.

1700 German pilot Hans-Joachim Rolfes, flying with Jasta 45, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 5.

1710 German pilot Robert Hildebrandt, with Jasta 13, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 4.

1710 German pilot Wilhelm Schwartz, with Jasta 13, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 3

1740 English RAF pilot Henry Arthur Richard Biziou, in Sopwith Dolphin C4165, shoots down a Rumpler two-seater for victory number 1.

1810 German pilot Gutav Kowallik, flying with Jasta 42, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 1.

1810 German pilot Heinz Stock, with Jasta 42, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 1.

1815, German pilot Walter Beyer, with Jasta 42, shoots down a French-flown Sopwith 1½ Strutter for victory number 1.

1845 Canadian RAF pilot Edwin Claude Bromley and English observer John Howard Umney, in Bristol F.2b C4747, shoot down an Albatros D.V. Victory number 1 for both.

1940 German pilot Ltn Grosse (no first name given), with Jasta 72, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 1.

1945 German pilot Paul Knopf, flying with Jasta 72, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 2.

2000 German ace Robert von Greim, with JG 10, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 13.

2030 German ace Hans Pippart, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 13. Lt Maurice Barthe of Spa 86 is listed as Missing.

German ace Hermann Becker, with Jasta 12, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 10. French 16-victory ace Jean Chaput is wounded, and later dies from his wounds.

German pilot Vfw Weiner (no first name given), flying with Jasta 55, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 1.

[Jimbuna]

7th May 1918

Western Front

Rain prevents all but artillery fighting at front.

Eastern Front

Peace of Bucharest signed by Romania and Central Powers.

Southern Front

British successfully raid enemy trenches near Lake Doiran, on Balkan front.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British troops enter Kirkuk, on Baghdad-Mosul road.

Turks retire towards Lesser Zab river.

Political, etc.

Nicaragua declares war on Germany.

Letter of Major-General Sir F. Maurice in "Times" charging Ministers with mis-statements on the military position.

Ship Losses:

HM CMB-10 (Royal Navy) The Coastal Motor Boat was lost on this date.
Nantes (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 83 nautical miles (154 km) east south east of Fair Isle by SM U-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Saxon (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 83 nautical miles (154 km) east south east of Fair Isle by SM U-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 22 crew.

[Sailor Steve]

May 7, 1918


Air War:

0805 American pilot Edward V. Rickenbacker, flying a Nieuport 28, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 2. Ltn Wilhelm Scheerer of Jasta 64 is wounded, and dies that night.

0805 German pilot Friedrich Hengst, with Jasta 64, shoots down Nieuport 28 6153 for victory number 2. American pilot James Hall (3 victories) is taken prisoner. Hengst actually damaged Hall's plane and forced it to a low altitude where it was further damaged by fire from M.FLAK 54. Hengst was given credit as Hall would not have been in that postiion had Hengst not forced him there in the first plance.
James Norman Hall was vacationing in England when the war began. He claimed to be Canadian and joined the British army, starting as an infantryman and eventually becoming a machine gunner. He was found out and sent home. He wrote a book about his adventures, Kitchener's Mob. He then was hired by Atlantic Monthly magazine, who sent him back to Europe as a war correspondent. Rather than writing stories about the Lafayette Escadrille he instead joined the group and became a pilot. When the United States entered the war Hall stayed with the Lafayette, now part of the U.S. Army Air Service. After he was repatriated he moved to Tahiti, where he began writing books with his wartime friend Charles Nordhoff. The most famous of these was the Bounty Trilogy, the first volume of which was made into a movie in 1935. Hall lived in Tahiti until his death in 1951, aged 64.

1055 English RAF pilot Solomon Clifford Joseph, in Sopwith Camel B6228, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1515 Two Australian AFC Bristol F.2b aircrews share a victory over a Rumpler two-seater.
B1229: Ross Smith, victory number 2, and Ernest Andrew Mustard, victory number 1.
B1276: Albert Victor Tonkin, victory number 1, and Lt R.A. Camm, unknown.

1535 Albert Tonkin and R.A. Camm score two more victories, both of them Albatros D.Vs. Number 2 and 3 for Tonkin, unknown for Camm.
There is some confusion here. Listings for Tonkin show all three kills being shared, while listings for Smith and Mustard only show the Rumpler on this day.

1715 American pilot Edwin Parsons, flying a SPAD XIII with the French Air Service, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 2.

1845 English RAF ace pilot Alfred Atkey and observer Charles Gass, in Bristol F.2b B1164, shoot down a German fighter. Victory number 10 for Atkey; number 1 for Gass.

1845 English RAF pilot John Gurdon and observer Anthony Thornton, in Bristol F.2b B1253, are credited with two German fighters. Victories number 3 and 4 for both.

1850 John Gurdon and Anthony Thornton score their third victory for the day, another fighter. Number 5 for both. This is Anthony Thornton's last aerial victory. He will survive the war and leave the RAF in February 1919. Further information unknown.

German pilot Theodor Cammann, with Jasta 74, shoots down a SPAD XI two-seater for victory number 4.

German pilot Ernst Meyer, flying with Jasta 25, shoots down a Nieuport for victory number 2.

English pilot Croye Rothes Pithey and observer Hervey Rhodes, in an RE.8, destroy a German observation balloon. Victory number 1 for both.

[Jimbuna]

8th May 1918

Western Front

Strong local attack by enemy between La Clytte and Voormezeele; they enter front line at certain points south of Morlancourt.

Australians push forward.

Activity in Avre valley.

Eastern Front

German forces occupy Rostov, on the Don.

Southern Front

In Balkans, Allied airmen bomb aerodrome at Drama and cantonments at Beranci.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Operations continued on Baghdad-Mosul road.

Enemy troops attacked by British airmen on Tigris, north of Tekrit.

Naval

German submarine SM U-32, which sunk 37 ships during its career, is sunk by the HMS Wallflower off the coast of Malta with the loss of 41 hands.

Political, etc.

Nicaraguan President Vargas signs a decree declaring war against Germany.

Ship Losses:

Constantia (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew.
Dux (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of the Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall (50°16′N 5°32′W) by SM U-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ingleside (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Algiers, Algeria by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eleven crew.
Princess Dagmar (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel by SM U-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all 24 crew.
Thoralf (Denmark) The barque was scuttled in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of the Coningbeg Lightship ( United Kingdom) (51°56′N 5°55′W) by SM UB-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM U-32 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type U 31 submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north west of Malta (36°07′N 13°28′E) by HMS Wildflower ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 41 crew.

[Sailor Steve]

May 8, 1918


Air War:

0710 Belgian pilot Willy Coppens, flying an Hanriot HD.I, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 2.

0820 German ace Karl Bolle, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down SE.5a C6408 for victory number 9. Lt J.C. Wood is wounded and taken prisoner.

0835 German pilot Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, with Jasta 36, shoots down SE.5a B8410 for victory number 4. Capt C.C. Clark is wounded and taken prisoner.

0935 English RAF pilot Arthur Claydon, in SE.5a C1089, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 2.

0937 German pilot Erich Buder, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 2.

0940 German pilot Fritz Classen, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an SE.ta for victory number 3.

0940 German ace Fritz Loerzer, in a Fokker Dr.I shoots down an SE.5a for victory 10.

0945 German pilot Helmut Lange, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 2.

1015 Canadian RAF ace pilot George Bulmer and English observer Percy Williams, in Bristol F.2b C4888, shoot down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 6 for Bulmer; number 5 for Williams.

1015 English RAF pilot Arthur Claydon, in SE.5a C1089, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 3.

1015 English RAF pilot Samuel Thompson, flying Bristol F.2b B1162 with Sgt L. Kendrick as observer, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 2.

1020 Two Canadian RAF Sopwith Dolphin pilots share a victory over an Albatros D.V:
Albert Carter, C4017, victory number 25.
Gordon Irving, C3799, victory number 4.

1028 American ace Paul Baer, in a SPAD VII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 6. This is possibly Uffz Paul Fritz and Ltn Ulrich Haupt of FlAbt 240, both killed.

1115 English RAF pilot William Edward George Mann, in Sopwith Camel D1845, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1115 Canadian RAF pilot James White, in Sopwith Camel B6321, shoots dwon an Albatros D.V for victory numbere 3.

1150 German ace Otto Rosenfeld, flying with Jasta 41, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 9.

1230 German ace Eduard von Schleich, in an Albatros D.Va, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 26.

1230 German pilot Julius Trotzky, with Jasta 43, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1852 for victory number 1. Capt C.R. McDonald is killed.

1232 Eduard von Schleich scores his second kill of the day, ahooting down another SE.5a for victory number 27.

1235 Eduard von Schleich brings down his third SE.5a for number 28 overall.

1400 English RAF pilot Stanley Wallage and Canadian observer Geroge Thomson, flying Bristol F.2b C795, shood down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 4 for Wallage; number 1 for Thomson.

1420 German ace Karl Bolle, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 10.

1420 German pilot Friedrich Kempf, in Fokker Dr.I 213/17, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 4.

1645 English RAF pilot Victor Emmanuel Groom and observer Ernest Hardcastle, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker Dr.I. Victory number 1 for both.

1738 Paul Baer scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a German "scout" for victory number 7.

1745 American RAF pilot Reed Gresham Landis, flying SE.5a B189, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1825 Welsh RAF pilot James Ira Thomas Jones, in SE.5a C6406, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 1.

1920 Canadian RAF ace William Barker, in Sopwith Camel B6313, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 24.

1920 Eglish RAF observer, riding in DH.9 C6108 with Lt N.C. MacDonald as pilot, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

2015 German ace Emil Thuy, in a Pfalz D.IIIa, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 20.

2030 German pilot Gerhard Flecken, flying with Jasta 43, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 4.

Ltn G. Brockhoff, with Marine Feld Jasta 2, shoots down a "Sopwith" for victory number 1.

German pilot Albin Buhl, with MFJ 4, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 3.

German pilot Hermann Kunz, with Jasta 55, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 4. Lt W.H. Hargreaves, of the 50th KBS, is killed.

German pilot Gustav Schniedewind, with Jasta 55, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 5.

German Ltn R. Weinert, flying with MFJ 2, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 1.

[Jimbuna]

9th May 1918


Western Front

Enemy attacks in La Clytte-Voormezeele sector repulsed; French and British positions re-established.

Germans gain small success at Albert.

French success at Grivesnes, north-west of Montdidier.

Eastern Front

M. Ustemovich proclaimed President of the Ukraine.

Southern Front

Italians storm Monte Corno, in the Vallarsa (Upper Piave) during night; take 100 prisoners.

Aviation

French ace René Fonck bets with 2 Americans a bottle of champagne on who can shoot down the most planes in a day. Fonck wins, shooting down 6 German aircraft in a span of 3 hours.


Political, etc.

Debate in House of Commons on General Maurice's letter; motion by Mr. Asquith defeated by large Government majority.

Entente Trade Committee formed in Holland.

Ship Losses:

Baron Ailsa (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) west north west of the Smalls Lighthouse by SM UB-72 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of ten of her crew.
Deipara (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Camarat, Var, France by SM UC-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight of her crew.
Enrichetta (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (35°29′N 12°22′W) by SM U-153 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM UC-78 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine was rammed and sunk in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche, France by Queen Alexandra ( United Kingdom).

[Sailor Steve]

May 9, 1918


Air War:

1005 German pilot Gunther Schuster, flying an Albatros D.III, shoots down SE.5a D5966 for victory number 5. Lt L.E. Bickel lands safely.

1030 English RAF pilot James Donald Innes Hardman, in Sopwith Dolphin C3919, shoots down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1.

1150 German pilot Michael Paulin, with Jasta 23, shoots down SE.5a D3566 for victory number 1. Lt T. Ratcliffe is taken prisoner.

1220 Welsh ace RAF pilot John Chick and Canadian observer Eric Gilroy, in Bristol F.2b C4845, shoot down two Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 11 and 12 for Chick; 2 and 3 for Gilroy.

1220 American RAF pilot Eugene Seeley Coler and Englsh observer Cyril William Gladman, in Bristol F.2b C7925, claim three Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 1, 2 and 3 for both.

1230 German ace Franz Hemer, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an RE.8 for victory number 8. Capt J.R. Duigan and Lt A.S. Paterson are both wounded.

1255 German ace Paul Billik, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 B5792 for victory number 16. Lts R.L. Johnson and A.J. Melanson are both killed.

1315 Irish RAF pilot Robert McLaughlin, in Sopwith Camel B3884, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1315 German ace Viktor von Pressentin gen von Rautter, in a Pfalz D.III, shoots down DH.9 C6094 for victory number 6. Lts G.A. Leckie and G.R. Cuttle are both killed.

1330 Canadian RAF pilot William McKenzie Thomson and English observer George Hubert Kemp, in Bristol F.2b C4851, shoot down an Albatros D.V. Victory number 1 for both.

1420 German pilot Karl-August von Schönebeck, flying with Jasta 59, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for veictory number 4.

1515 Australian AFC pilot George Peters and observer Garfield Finlay, in Bristol F.2b C4623, shoot down a Berman two-seater. Victory number 2 for Peters; number 4 for Finlay.

1545 English RAF observer Arnold Edward Ansell, in Bristol F.2b A7128 with 2nd Lt T.G. Jackman as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1600 French ace René Fonck, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down two German two-seaters for victories 37 and 38.

1605 René Fonck shoots down a third two-seater for number 39.

1615 German pilot Karl Pech, with Jasta 29, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1790 for victory number 5. Lt S. Birch is taken prisoner.

1650 Irish RAF observer Alfred Stanley Mills, in a Bristol F.2b flown by Lt L.M. Price, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 1.

1650 Scottish RAF pilot David Esplin Smith and English observer Francis James Ralph, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker Dr.I. Victory number 1 for both.

1735 Irish RAF pilot Alfred William Saunders, in SE.5q C5450, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1750 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Pfalz D.III:
J.A. Adam, D4895, nationality and victory number unknown.
Francis Ryan Smith, Australia, C9496, victory number 1.

1805 René Fonck scores his fourth kill of the day, shooting down another two-seater for victory number 40.

1840 German ace Dieter Collin, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4851 for victory number 7.

1845 English RAF pilot Leslie Walter King, in Bristol F.2b C840 with Lt H.E. Elsworth as observer, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1850 Dieter Collin scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 9.

1855 René Fonck shoots down his fifth two-seater of the day for victory number 41.

1856 René Fonck scores number 6 for the day, yet another two-seater, for a total of 42.

1900 German pilot Ludwig Beckmann, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 2.

1905 German pilot Theodor Lodemann, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1.

1915 English RAF pilot John Daley, in SE.ba B8261, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

1930 American ace Frank Baylies, flying a SPAD with the French Air Service, shoots down a Halberstadt two-seater for victory number 8.

1930 Canadian RAF pilot Joseph Leonard Maries White, in Sopwith Camel D6562, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1950 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, in an Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 19. This is arguably the first victory for the new fighter.

2000 German ace Wilhelm Reinhardt, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1821 for victory number 13. Lt A. Whitford-Hawkey is killed.

German ace Hermann Becker, with Jasta 12, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 11.

German ace Robert Heibert, flying with Jasta 46, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4750 for victory number 7. Capt C.G.D. Napier and Sgt W. Beales land safely on their own side of the lines.

German ace Fritz Rumey, in an Albatros D.Va, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 16. MdL Léon Génot and S/Lt Jardin of Esc Br 107 are both killed.

German ace Gustav Schniedewind, with Jasta 55, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 6.

[Jimbuna]

10th May 1918

Western Front

British eject Germans from front trench north-west of Albert.

Great activity of British bombing-machines on whole front.

French improve positions north of Kemmel village.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Attack on Ostend; H.M.S. Vindictive filled with concrete and sunk inside harbour mouth in early hours of morning.

Ship Losses:

Amplegarth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 71 (Walter Warzecha) and sank in the English Channel 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west south west of Dover, Kent. Her crew survived.
Anboto Mendi (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Erich Lea (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of Whitby, Yorkshire by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Itinda (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Matra Susa, Libya (32°24′N 21°48′E) by SM U-47 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy) with the loss of a crew member.
HMML 254 (Royal Navy) The motor launch was lost on this date.
Szechuen (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north by east of Port Said, Egypt (32°00′N 32°46′E) by SM UB-51 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of nine of her crew.
SM UB-16 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB I submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom (52°06′N 2°01′E) by HMS E34 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew.
HMS Vindictive (Royal Navy) The Arrogant-class cruiser was sunk as a blockship at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.
Wileysike (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire by SM U-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four crew.