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[Sailor Steve]

August 22, 1918


Air War:

0550 New Zealander RAF pilot Frederick Gordon, flying SE.5a D3438, shoots down an LVG two-seater for victory number 5.

0620 American RAF ace Louis Bennett Jr, in SE.5a C9258, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 8.

0630 Louis Bennett Jr scores his second kill of the day, flaming another ballooen for number 9.

0730 English RAF pilot Cyril Richard Smythe and observer William Thomas Barnes, in Bristol F.2b D7981, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 1 for both.

0805 Canadian RAF observer William bottrill, in a DH.9 with Lt P.D. Pogson as apilot, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 2.

0830 German ace Ernst Udet, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Sopwith Camel F1969 for victory number 59. 2nd Lt A.L. Tupman, 80 Sqdn RAF, is killed.

0840 English ace observer Arthur Newland, in Bristol F.2b E2158, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 15.
(Newland's listing shows George Randall as his pilot, but Randall's listing only shows the later victory at 1830 for this day.)

0940 German pilot Willi Nebgen, with Jasta 7, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 2. English 28-victory ace pilot Dennis Latimer, 20 Sqdn RAF, is taken prisoner; 24-victory ace observer Tom Cecil Noel is killed.

0945 New Zealander RAF pilot Ronald Bannerman, in Sopwith Dolphin D8075, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 3.

1100 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Rumpler two-seater:
Sidney Highwood, England, C9869, victory number 3.
George Vaughn, United States, E4012, victory number 4.

1200 Three French pilots with Spa 154 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Theophile Henri Condemine, victory number 1.
Louis Gros, victory number 8.
Paul Waddington, victory number 11.

1230 Ernst Udet scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an SE.5a for number 60.

1245 German ace Arthur Laumann, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 25.

1315 Australian AFC pilot Allan Brown and ace observer Garfiled Finlay, in Bristol F.2b B1284, shoot down a Rumpler two-seater. Victory number 5 for Brown; number 8 for Finlay.

1345 English RAF ace pilot Frank Gibbons and Scottish ace observer James McDonald, in Bristol F.2b E2484, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 8 for Gibbons; number 7 for McDonald.

1410 German ace Albert Haussmann, flying with Jasta 13, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 12.

1500 French ace Armand de Turenne, with Spa 12, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 13.

1623 American RAF pilot Jesse Orin Creech, in Sopwith Camel D8166, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1650 Scottish RAF ace Arthur Randall, in SE.5a C6454, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 9.

1745 Arthur Laumann scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an SE.5a for number 26.

1830 English RAF pilot George Randall and Scottish observer George Leamond, flying Bristol F.2b E2158, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 3 for both.

1910 Three Bristol F.2b crews share a victory over a Halberstadt two-seater:
D7998, Herbert Beddow, Wales, victory number 7; Thomas Birmingham, Canada, victory number 5.
E2466, William Harvey, England, victory number 26; Dennis Waight, England, victory number 10.
Serial number unknown, Ian Stead, South Afirca, victory number 3; 2n Lt W.A. Cowie, victory number unkown.

1955 French ace Henri Hay de Slade, with Spa 159, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 13.

French ace Bernard Barney de Romanet, with Spa 37, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 10.

Germa ace Siegfried Büttner, with Jasta 61, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 13.

French ace Antoine Laplasse, flying with Spa 75, destroys three German observation balloons for victories 6, 7 and 8.

French ace Armand Pinsard, with Spa 23, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 27.

[Jimbuna]

23rd August 1918

Western Front

British attack on front of 33 miles from Mercatel (5 miles south of Arras) to Lihons (north-west of Chaulnes).

British cross Arras-Bapaume road, advancing on Bapaume from north and north-west.

About Albert British capture high ground to east.

South of Somme British capture Chuignolles (on Peronne road).

Eastern Front

Semenov advances from Manchuria Station and defeats Bolsheviks.

Southern Front

Austrians renew attacks on Italian positions (southern Albania).

Aviation

A downed RAF pilot is captured by the Germans and led to a dressing station.


Ship Losses:

SMS A19 (Kaiserliche Marine) The A1-class torpedo boat was shelled and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium by Royal Navy destroyers with the loss of nineteen of her crew.
Australian Transport (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Sicily (40 nautical miles (74 km)) west north west of Maritimo Island, Italy (38°08′N 11°10′E) by SM UC-27 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Heros (Sweden) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom by SM UB-112 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
HMT Tulip II (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was lost on this date.

[Sailor Steve]

August 23, 1918


Air War:

0630 South African RAF ace Charles Ross, flying SE.5a C9071, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 11.

0630 Three RAF SE.5a pilots share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
2nd Lt A.F. Diamond, C8859, nationality and victory number unknown.
Ernest Hoy, Canada, D6939, victory number 4.
Charles Ross, South Africa. C9071, victory number 12.

0715 American RAF ace Louis Bennett Jr, in SE.5a C9258, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 10.

0805 German ace Harald Auffarth, with Jasta 29, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for vicotry number 21.

0935 German ace Rudolf Francke, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 14.

0935 German ace Welhelm Seitz, flying an Albatros D.V, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 10.

0940 German pilot Werner Junck, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 2.

1015 American RAF ace George Vaughn, in SE.5a 4012, destroys a German observation balloon for vicotry number 6.

1120 Two RAF SE.5a aces share a victory over a Rumpler two-seater:
Carl Falkenberg, Candada, D6920, victory number 10.
George Vaughn, United States, E4012, victory number 7.

1210 German naval ace Theo Osterkamp, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 24.

1915 English RAF pilot Arthur Spurling and observer George Bell, in DH.0 D3056, are credited with shooting down five Fokker D.VIIs. victories 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for both. These are also the last aerial victories for both. Arthur Rowe Spurling will survive the war and retire to Bermuda, rejoin the RAF for World War 2 and coordinating trans-atlantic transportation, and live until 1984. George Stanley Bell, AKA George William Bell, appears to have joined the Army in 1914 under an assumed name, deserted and joined the RFC in 1915 under another assumed name. If the records are correct this big fight took place on his 21st birthday. Bell will also survive the war and live until 1960.

German ace Gerhard Fieseler, with Jasta 25 over the Macedonian Front, shoots down a SPAD two-seater for victory number 13. 2nd Sgts C. Cooran and R. Kakiru, Serbian Escadrille 524, are both killed.

German naval ace Bertram Heinrich, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 13.

[Jimbuna]

24th August 1918

Western Front

British advance on Bapaume, capture Bray (south of Albert), Thiepval Ridge (north-east of Albert), Miraumont (west of Bapaume), Biefvillers (north of Albert) and reach Avesnes les Bapaume (western outskirts of Bapaume).

Eastern Front

Successful attack of Allies on Bolsheviks, who retreat to Kraevsk, (Ussuri front).

Announcement of tunnel, 39 miles east of Lake Baikal, blown up by Bolsheviks.

Political, etc.

U.S.A. House of Representatives pass Man-Power Bill (336 votes to 2).

Ship Losses:

Auckland Castle (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east by south of the Farne Islands, Northumberland by SM UC-59 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twelve of her crew.
Flavia (United Kingdom) The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west by west of Tory Island, County Donegal (55°23′N 9°40′W) by SM U-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of one life.
Graciosa (Portugal) The four-masted barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Scotland (59°06′N 5°00′W) by SM U-67 and SM U-90 (both Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Hollandia (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Lisbonense (Portugal) The cargo ship struck a floating object and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off the Sisargas Islands, Spain. Fourteen crew were rescued.
Majoor Thompson (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Maria Johanna (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Neerlandia II (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Neerlandia III (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Secunda (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Stella (Netherlands) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by SM UB-111 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Virent (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 38 nautical miles (70 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse by SM UB-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

August 24, 1918


Air War:

0815 Australian AFC pilot George Peters and observer James Traill, flying Bristol F.2b B1278, shoot down an LVG two-seater and a Pfalze D.III. Victories 5 and 6 for Peters; 4 and 5 for Traill.

0830 Australian AFC Paul McGuinnes, in Bristol F.2b C4623 with Lt H.B. Fletcher as observer, shoots down two Pfalz D.IIIs for victories 3 and 4.

1200 German ace Walter Blume, with Jasta 9, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 20.
(per Jasta War Chronology. Above the lines places this on the following day, the 25th.)

1225 American RAF pilot Louis Bennett Jr, in SE.5a E3947, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 11.

1230 Louis Bennett Jr scores shis second kill of the day, another balloon, for number 12. Shortly after this Bennett is shot down and killed by ground fire.

1305 New Zealander RAF pilot Ronald Bannerman, flying Sopwith Dolphin C3879, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 4.

1330 German ace Gustav Dörr, with Jasta 45, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 23.

1530 Australian RAF pilot Thomas Baker, in Sopwith Camel E1482, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 3.

1800 German ace Robert von Greim, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Sopwith Camel F9585 for victory number 21. 2nd Lt G.T. Wise, 17th Aero Squadron USAS, attached to the RAF, is taken prisoner.

1815 South African RAF ace Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, in SE.5a D6856, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 37.

1830 Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another Fokker D.VII for number 38.

1830 German ace Fritz Höhn, with Jasta 21, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 10.

1910 Canadian RAF ace Erest Hoy, in SE.5a D6939, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 6.

1915 Ernest Hoy scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another Fokker D.VII for number 7.

1915 South African RAF ace Charles Ross, in SE.5a C9071, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 13.

1920 German ace Otto Könnecke, flying with Jasta 5, shoots down SE.5a D6970 for victory number 31. 1st Lt R.H. Ritter is killed.

1935 American RAF pilot Francis Gillett, in Sopwith Dolphin C3887, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 3.

German ace Emil Thuy, with Jasta 28, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 26.

[Jimbuna]

25th August 1918

Western Front

British advance on Bapaume; on north capture Behagnies, Sapignies and Favreuil; on south hold Albert-Bapaume road.

Eastern Front

Czecho-Slovaks occupy Kazan (on River Volga).

Coup d'Etat of General Horvath.

Southern Front

Austrians recapture Fieri and Berat (southern Albania).

Political, etc.

Germany accepts Spanish terms re: Spanish losses caused by submarines.

Ship Losses:

Carasa (Spain) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Towan Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°29′N 5°07′W) by SM UB-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew.
Clayton W. Walters (Canada) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west south west of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
C. M. Walters (Canada) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Langlade Island, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
E. B. Walters (Canada) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Langlade Island by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Erik (United Kingdom) The coaster was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north west by west of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
J. J. Flaherty (United States) The schooner was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west south west of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Marion Adams (Canada) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Pontet Canet (France) The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) north north west of the Héaux de Bréhat lighthouse, Côtes-du-Nord (49°07′N 3°05′W) by SM UB-109 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Verna D. Adams (Canada) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) west south west of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by Triumph ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Willingtonia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Strait of Sicily 13 nautical miles (24 km) south west by west of Maritimo Island, Italy (37°49′N 11°10′E) by SM UC-27 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew.

[Sailor Steve]

August 25, 1914


Air War:

0900 Australian RAF ace Jerry Pentland, flying Sopwith Dolphin D3718, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 22.

0925 Jerry Pentland scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Fokker D.VII for number 23.

1115 Englsh RAF pilot William Reed, in SE.5a D6959, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 3.

1130 Two Australian AFC pilots share a victory over a DFW C.V:
Adrian Cole, D6948, victory number 8.
James Wellood, D5958, victory number 3.

1210 German ace Oskar Hennrich, with Jasta 46, destroys a British observation balloon for vctory number 10.

1430 English RAF ace Thomas Luke, flying Sopwith Camel D9637, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 6l

1750 American RAF pilot Howard Clayton Knotts, in Sopwith Camel B5428, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1900 Two English Camel pilots share a victory over a German two-seater:
Rupert Gifford, victory number 4.
Lt W.V. Skall, details unknown.

American RAF pilot Frank Lucien Hale, in an SE.5a, shoots down a Fokker D.VII fo victory number 1.

German ace Emil Thuy, flying with Jasta 28, shoots down RE.8 C2611 for victory number 27. Lt W.J. McLan of 12 Sqdn RAF is wounded; Lt Godson is unharmed.

Emil Thuy scores his second kill of the day, shooting down Dopwith Camel C3314 for number 28. Lt H.L.M. dodson, 72 Sqdn RAF, is killed.

[Jimbuna]

26th August 1918

Western Front

Battle of the Scarpe (east of Arras) begins. British 1st Army attack Germans on River Scarpe, capture Monchy-le-Preux (south of Scarpe) and reach outskirts of Roeux (north of Scarpe).

Eastern Front

Allied and Czech patrols disarm 400 Russian volunteers supporting Horvath.

Political, etc.

Finnish Government repudiates alleged intention of supporting German Murman expedition.

Manifesto of Ukrainian National Council in Paris appealing for moral support against Germany.

Announcement that Duke Adolf-Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin no longer candidate for Finnish throne.

Ship Losses:

Evaangtelistria (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea (39°11′N 25°15′E) by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Gloaming (Canada) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south south west of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Helge (Sweden) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Saint-Brieuc, Côtes du Nord, France (48°49′N 2°45′W by SM UB-109 ( Kaiserliche Marine)[155] with the loss of thirteen of her crew.
Rush (United States) The fishing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 135 nautical miles (250 km) south east of Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada (44°30′N 58°02′W) by SM U-113 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

August 26, 1918


Air War:

1645 German ace Otto Schmidt, flying with Jasta 5, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 16.

1745 German ace Hermann Frommhertz, with Jasta 27, shoots down Sopwith Camel D9516 for victory number 13. 1st Lt G.V. Siebold, 148th US Aero Squadron, is killed.

1800 Hermann Frommherts scores his second kill of the day, shooting down Sopwith Camel F5951 for number 14. American 5-victory ace William D. Tipton, 17th US Aero Squadron, is taken prisoner.

1805 Hermann Frommhertz gains his third victory of the day downing Sopwith Camel C141 for number 15. 1st Lt Henry Bradley Frost, 17th US Aero Sqdn, is wounded and taken prisoner, later dying from his wounds.

1955 German ace Rudolf Klimke, with Jasta 27, shoots down Sopwith Camel D6595 for victory number 16. American 5-victory ace 2nd Lt Robert M. Todd, 17th US Aero Squadron, is taken prisoner.

2000 German ace Hans Donhauser, flying with Jasta 27, destroys an Allied observation balloon for victory number 6.

2005 Hans Donhauser scores his second victory of the day, shooting down a SPAD for number 7.

German ace Karl Bolle, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Sopwith Camel F1958 for victory number 31. 2nd Lt H.H. Jackson, 17th US Aero Sqdn, is killed.

German pilot Fritz Heinz, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Sopwith Camel B5428 for victory number 1. 1st Lt L. Roberts, 17th US Aero Sqdn, is killed.

German ace Bruno Loerzer, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Sopwith Camel F1964. 2nd Lt H.P. Bittinger, 17th US Aero Sqdn, is killed.

[Jimbuna]

27th August 1918

Western Front

British capture Cherisy, Bois du Sart (south of Scarpe), Roeux, etc (north of Scarpe).

Severe fighting north and south of Bapaume.

British take Trones Wood (east of Albert).

South of Somme, British advance towards Peronne, reaching line Fontaine-les-Coppy-Vermandovillers.

French occupy Roye.

Eastern Front

German and Russian Governments conclude Supplementary Treaty of Peace.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Constantinople bombed by British airmen.

Ship Losses:

Ant Cassar (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north north west of Strumble Head, Cornwall (52°25′N 5°45′W) by SM UB-118 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Bergsdalen (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (45°10′N 55°10′W) by SM U-117 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Gloria (Portugal) The schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Porto Santo Island, Madeira (33°24′N 16°28′W) by SM U-157 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Pampa (France) The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Valletta, Malta by SM UC-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 117 lives.

[Sailor Steve]

August 27, 1918


Air War:

0630 Welsh RAF ace pilot Herbert Beddow and Canadian ace observer Thomas Birmingham, flying Bristol F.2b D7998, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 8 for Beddow; number 6 for Birmingham.

0734 German pilot Martin Johns, with Jasta 63, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 5.

0740 German ace Hans-Georg von der Marwitz, with Jasta 30, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 10.

0805 German ace Hermann Frommhertz, with Jasta 27, shoots down Bristol F.2b E2514 for victory number 16. Lt J.M. Sellars, 22 Sqdn RAF, is taken prisoner; 2nd Lt T.B. Collis is killed.

0845 German ace Paul Strähle, with Jasta 57, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 12.

0905 German ace Otto Fruhner, flying with Jasta 26, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 17.

1055 Australian AFC pilot Ernest Edgar Davies, in SE.5a D6860, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1055 German ace Theordor Quant, with Jasta 36, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 9.

1105 Theordor Quant scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another Camel for number 10.

1345 English RAF ace pilot Frank Gibbons and Scottish ace observer James McDonald, in Bristol F.2b E2454, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 8 for Gibbons; number 7 for McDonald.

1400 English RAF ace pilot Leslie King and ace observer Valentine Collins, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 9 for king; number 10 for Collins.

1400 English RAF pilot T.W. Martin and observer John Hall, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 5 for both.

1400 English RAF ace pilot Frederick Stanton and ace observer Clifford Tolman, in Bristol F.2b E2500, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 7 for both.

[Jimbuna]

28th August 1918

Eastern Front

Japanese report retreat of Bolsheviks to Ussuri.

Mr. Miliukov leaves Cadets and forms Constitutional Monarchist Party.

General Semenov capture Borzia Station (Siberia); Bolsheviks retreat towards Onon River.

Political, etc.

Announcement of retirement of Mr. Page, U.S.A. Ambassador in London.

Ship Losses:

Emilia G. (Italy) The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Palos, Spain (37°30′N 0°35′W) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Giralda (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north west of Whitby, Yorkshire by SM UC-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew. She was beached but was consequently declared a total loss.
Johanne (Denmark) The schooner was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Carthagena, Spain (37°13′N 0°55′W) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Mount Carmel (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck and sank. Her crew were rescued.
Pauline (Russia) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (47°50′N 9°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
SM UC-70 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine was depth charged and sunk in the North Sea (54°32′N 0°40′W) by HMS Ouse ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 31 crew.

[Sailor Steve]

August 28, 1918


Air War:

0700 German pilot Max Kämmerer, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 2.

1110 German pilot Lt O. Weisshaar, with Jasta 65, destroys an American observation balloon for victory number 1. 1st Lt S.V. Clark and Cpl L.S. Balay, 9th Balloon Sqdn USBS, both parachute safely.

1112 O. Weisshaar scores his second kill of the day, another observation balloon, for number 2. 1st Lts Jonathan Lane and John S. Burrell, 5th US Balloon Sqdn USBS, both parachuted safely.

1230 German ace Wilhelm Kühne, with Jasta 18, destroys an American observation balloon for victory number 8. 1st Lt G.R. Nixon, 6th US Balloon Co USBS, parachutes safely.

1235 Wilhelm Kühne scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Salmson 2A2 for victory number 9. 1st Lts Edward Orr and P.A. Henderson, 12th Aero Sqdn USAS, crash safely on their own side of the lines.

[Jimbuna]

29th August 1918

Western Front

British recapture Bapaume.

French recapture Noyon and cross River Ailette.

Eastern Front

British Embassy at Petrograd attacked by Bolshevist troops; Captain Cromie, Naval Attache, killed.

Southern Front

Austrian offensive in southern Albania checked.

Aviation

Officers of No. 207 Squadron RAF, at Ligescourt, 29 August 1918. In front of them, on a trolley, are the largest and smallest aerial bombs and behind them the long fuselage and two swivel gun mountings in the rear gunner's cockpit of a Handley-Page Bomber.


Political, etc.

Mr. Ryan (U.S.A.) to be Assistant Secretary of War, with title and functions of Director of Air Service.

Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm to Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria at Nauheim.

Ship Losses:

Atxeri Mendi (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland by SM UB-125 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Gilbert (Sweden) The steam trawler struck a mine off Marstrand in Kattegat and sank with all hands, a crew of ten.
HMT Guide Me II (Royal Navy) The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Irish Sea off Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.
HMT Puruni (Royal Navy) The naval trawler sank in the Caribbean Sea off Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
SM UB-109 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB III submarine struck a mine and sank in the Strait of Dover (51°03′N 1°44′E) with the loss of 28 of her 36 crew.

[Sailor Steve]

August 29, 1918


Air War:

0730 Two French pilots from Spa 100 share the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Big Gérin (no first name given), victory number 1.
Claude Haegelen, victory number 13.

0745 German ace Reinhold Jörke, with Jasta 39, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 12.

0810 German ace Hans-Georg von der Marwitz, with Jasta 30, shoots down SE.5a C9061 for victory number 11. Lt E.A. Parnell, 64 Sqdn RAF, is killed.

1010 German ace Hans Hans Böhning, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 15.

1925 Two RAF SE.5a aces share a victory over a Fokker D.VII:
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, South Africa, D6856, victory number 43.
Carl Flakenberg, Canada, D6920, victory number 11.

German ace Bruno Loerzer, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down two Sopwiths (model unknown) for victories 32 and 33.

German ace Wilhelm Preuss, with Jasta 66, shoots down two SPADs for victories 10 and 11.

German ace Hans-Joachim Rolfes, with Jasta 45, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 11.

German ace Karl Schlegel, with Jasta 45, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 19.

German ace Paul Sträle, with Jasta 57, shoots down two SPADs for victories 13 and 14.