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Old 09-12-18, 03:54 PM   #3256
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September 12, 1918


Air War:

As part of the offensive of Saint-Mihiel, with American General John J. 'Black Jack' Pershing leading 110,000 French and American troops against the Germmans, the largest air force assembled to that date - 627 French and 611 American aircraft - is mostly grounded by the same high winds and rain that have limited air activity for several days. At one point the rain lets up and a fierce air battle rages over part of the sector.

0809 American 1st Lt Frank Luke Jr, flying a SPAD XIII, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 1.

1000 German pilot Kurt Hetze, with Jasta 12, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 5. 1st Lt G.M. Crawford, 20th Aero USAS, is taken prisoner; 2nd Lt J.A. O’Toole, 96th Aero USAS, is killed.

1020 Two American SPAD XIII pilots share a victory over a Fokker D.VIII:
Charles Rudol d'Olive, S4630, victory number 1.
Leslie Jacob Rumell, serial number unknown, victory number 1.

1135 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15, shoots down Bréguet 14 4495 for victory number 7. 1st Lt A. Gunderlach and 2nd Lt P.H. Way, 96th Aero USAS, are both killed.

1235 German pilot Robert Mossbacher, with Jasta 77, shoots down a Salmson 2.A2 for victory number 3. Cmdt ?? Rochard and Lt Carrelet de Loisy, Br 13, are both killed.

1310 German ace Oskar von Boegnigk, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down Salmson 2.A2 3203 for victory number 22. 1st Lt H. Aldrich, 1st Aero Sqdn, is wounded; 1st Lt D. Ker is killed.

1830 American ace David Putnam, in SPAD XIII 15137, shoots down a Fokker D.VIII for victory number 13.

1935 Georg von Hantelmann scores his second kill of the day, shooting down SPAD XIII 15137 for victory number 8. American 13-victory ace 1st Lt David Endicott Putnam, 139th Aero Sqdn USAS, is killed.

German ace Franz Büchner, with Jasta 13, scores three victories, numbers 21, 22 and 23:
DH.4 32143. 1st Lts H.W. Mitchell and J.W. Artz are both taken prisonder.
Bréguet 14. Sgt Charles Godin and MdL Paul Aligros, Br 132, are both listed as Missing.
DH.4 32298. 1st Lts H.L. Stevens and E.H. Gardiner, 50th Aero USAS, are both killed.

German pilot Ltn Grimm (no first name given), with Jasta 13, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 2. Sgt Etienne Carbone and Cpl Louis Mallet, Br 128, are both listed as Missing.
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13th September 1918

Western Front

British and French nearing St. Quentin: they take Holnon Wood and Savy respectively.

Complete success of Americans in St. Mihiel salient, they make over 13,000 prisoners.

End of battle of St. Mihiel.

Political, etc.

Registration in U.S.A. of 13 million citizens between 18 and 21, and 32 and 35 for military service.

British Railway strike begins in South Wales.

Ship Losses:

Amiral Charner (France) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 44 nautical miles (81 km) west of Pantellaria, Italy (36°36′N 12°58′E) by SM U-41 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy).
Buffalo (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea of Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of ten of her crew.
M. J. Craig (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north east of Black Head, County Antrim by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew.
Setter (United Kingdom) The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) north west of Stranraer, Wigtownshire by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of nine of her crew.
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September 13, 1918


Air War:

0750 American RAF pilot Malcolm Howell, flying Sopwith Camel E7172, shoots down a DFW C.V for victory number 3.

1500 German ace Josef Jacobs, with Jasta 7, shoots down an RE.8 for victory number 25.

1720 German ace Oliver Beaulieu-Marconnay, with Jasta 19, shoots down Bréguet 14 12006 for victory number 15. 1st Lts T. Farnsworth and R. Thompson, 96th Aero Sqdn USAS, are both killed.

1815 German ace Oskar von Boenigh, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 23. Cpl Paul Boulard, Spa 155, is listed as Missing.

1930 Oliver Beaulieu-Marconnay scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 16. Cpl de Kermal and S/Lt Girard, Br 225, are both listed as Missing.

German pilot Felix Büchner, flying with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 1.

German ace Franz Büchner, with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 24.

German ace Gerhard Fieseler, in an Albatros D.III over the Macedonian Frong, shoots down a Nieuport for victory number 15. 2nd Lt R.G. Gonend, Serbian Escadrille 508, is killed.

German ace Albert Hausmann, with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 14.

German 15-victory ace Kurt Hetze is shot through the lungs by a strafing SPAD while in his car, ending his combat career.
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14th September 1918

Western Front

Continued German retreat between the Meuse and Moselle, closely followed by French and Americans.

Between the Oise and Aisne the French capture Allemant village and Laffaux Mill in local attacks.

German counter-attacks at Havrincourt fails.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British force withdrawn from Baku (Caspian Sea) owing to failure of Armenians to support them.

Naval

The British aircraft carrier "Argus" is completed. She is the world's first aircraft carrier with an unobstructed flight deck from stem to stern.


Political, etc.

Germany makes peace offer to Belgium on the basis of no indemnity or reparation, etc.

Ship Losses:

Agios Nicolas (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Paphos by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Gibel Hamam (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Portland Bill by SM UB-104 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 21 of her crew.
Ioanna No.45 (United Kingdom) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by SM U-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Moguchiy (Soviet Navy) The gunboat was shelled and sunkin the Dvina River by British Monitors. 18 crewmen killed, 5 rescued, 7 POW.
Neotsfield (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off the Skulmartin Lightship ( United Kingdom) (54°42′N 5°23′W) by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM UB-113 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB III submarine departed Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium on patrol. No further trace, lost with all 39 crew.
unknown (Soviet Navy Red Movement) The minelaying boat was run aground and abandoned on the Volga River.
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September 14, 1918


Air War:

0805 American pilot Murray Kenneth Guthrie, flying a SPAD XIII, shoots down two Fokker D.VIIs for victories 1 and 2.

0840 Canadian RAF observer William Botrill, in DH.9 D3035 with Capt E.J. Garland as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 3.

0900 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15, shoots down DH.4 32251 for victory number 10. 2nd Lts F.T. Shoemaker and R.M. Groner, 11th Aero Sqdn USAS, are both taken prisoner.

0900 German ace Hans Müller, with Jasta 18, shoots down SPAD XIII 4578 for victory number 8. 1st Lt C.W. Drew, 13th Aero Sqdn USAS, is wounded and taken prisoner.

0910 Hans Müller scores his second kill of the day, shooting down SPAD XIII 4486 for number 9. 1st Lt H.B. Freeman, 13th Aero Sqdn USAS, is taken prisoner.

0915 Hans Müller gains his third victory of the day, shooting down SPAD XIII 4562 for number 10. 1st Lt G.R. Kull, 13th Aero Sqdn USAS, is killed.

1000 American pilot Frank Luke, Jr, in a SPAD XIII, destroys two German observation balloons for victories 2 and 3.

1030 English RAF ace Sidney Highwood, in SE.5a D6920, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 7.

1110 German ace Fritz Rumey, with Jasta 5, shoots down SE.5a D6131 for victory number 34. Lt J.W. Reid, 84 Sqdn RAF, is killed.

1130 Australian ace pilot Paul McGuinnes and observer Wilmot Fysh, in Bristol F.2b C4623, shoot down a Rumpler two-seater. Victory number 7 for McGuinness; number 5 for Fysh.

1140 German ace Oskar von Boenigk, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victory number 25. 2nd Lt R.J. Little, 22nd Aero Sqdn USAS, crashes safely on his own side of the lines.

1140 German ace Johannes Klein, with Jasta 15, shoots down a SPAD XIII for victoory number 14. 1st Lt S. Sewell, 95th Aero Sqnd USAS. crashes safely on his own side of the lines.

1345 Three French pilots from Spa 154 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Michel Coiffard, victory number 27.
Theophile Condemine, victory number 3.
Cpl ?? Lisle, victory number 1.

1350 The same three SPAD pilots flame a second balloon. Victory number 28 for Coiffard; number 4 for condemine; number 2 for Lisle.

1745 Three SPAD pilots from two different units share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Maurice Boyau, Spa 77, victory number 32.
Cpl ?? Corsi, Spa 77, victory number 1.
Claude Haegelen, Spa 100, victory number 15.
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15th September 1918

Western Front

British capture Maissemy, five miles north-west of St. Quentin.

Germans make ineffective counter-attacks south of the Oise.

Americans continue advance on 33-mile front; they come within reach of fortress guns of Metz.

Karlsruhe and Mainz heavily bombed by R.A.F.

Southern Front

Battle of the Vardar begins.

French and Serbian offensive in the Balkans; Bulgarian position carried on front of seven miles, and 800 prisoners taken.

Political, etc.

Austria-Hungary sends a Note to U.S.A. and all belligerent and neutral powers suggesting a "confidential and non-binding" discussion on peace terms.

Ship Losses:

Ioanna No.37 (United Kingdom) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by SM U-65 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Energy (United Kingdom) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east south east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Joseph Fisher (United Kingdom) The two-masted schooner was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) east north east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Kendal Castle (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Berry Head, Devon by SM UB-104 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.
Mary Fanny (United Kingdom) The ketch was shelled and sunk in the Irish Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east south east of the Codling Bank Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
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September 15, 1918


Air Wqr:

0700 Two French pilots from Spa 90 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Marius Ambrogi, victory number 10.
Charles Mace, victory number 4.

0730 Two French pilots from Spa 152 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Leon Bourjade, victory number 19.
Ernest Maunoury, victory number 8.

0750 Leon Bourjade and Ernest Maunory destroy a second German balloon. Victory number 20 for Bourjade; number 9 for Maunoury.

0755 South African RAF pilot Gerald Anderson and English observer Thomas Chiltern, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 3 for Anderson; number 4 for Chiltern.

0830 English RAF pilot Augustus Paget, in Sopwith Camel B6182 over the Italian Front, shoots down an Aviatik-Berg D.I for victory number 1.

0850 South African RAF ace Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, flying SE.5a C1911, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 44. This is shared by a Capt D. Carruthers, details unknown.

0850 English RAF pilot George Rensbury Hicks, in SE.5a C6474, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

0923-0926 German ace Hans Nülle, with Jasta 39, destroys four British observation balloons in four minutes.

0930 German ace Robert von Greim, with Jasta 34, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 23.

0955 South African RAF ace Cecil Thompson, in SE.5a F6420, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 6.

1030 American pilot Murray Guthrie, Flying a SPAD XIII, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 3.

1105 English RAF pilot Richard Gammon and Canadian ace observer Percival Appleby, in DH.9 C6264, shoot down a Pfalz D.III. Victory number 5 for Gammon; number 6 for Appleby.

1110 English RAF pilot Nicholosn Stewart Boulton, in Bristol F.2b E2493 with Lt G.W. Pearce as observer, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1115 Americn RAF ace pilot August Iaccaci and English ace observer Arthur Newland, in Bristol F.2b E2213, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 13 for Iaccaci; number 18 for Newland.

1120 August Iaccaci and Arthur Newland score their second kill of the day, another Fokker D.VII. Victory number 14 for Iaccaci; number 19 for Newland.

1120 Canadian RAF ace pilot William Thomson and ace observer Harold Edwards, flying Bristol F.2b E2154, shoot down two Fokker D.VIIs. Victories 22 and 23 for Thomson; 7 and 8 for Edwards.

1140 American observer William Terry Badham, in a Salmson 2.A2 with Lt G.E. Kenny as pilot. shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1215 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15, shoots down DH.9 D3263 for victory number 13. 2nd Lts A.D. Mackenszie and C.E. Bellard are both killed.

1230 Four French pilots with Spa 77 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Maurice Boyau, victory number 33.
Yves Barbaza, victory number 4.
Lt ?? Decoin, victory number 3.
Adj-Chef ?? Strohl, victory number 1.

1230 Three French pilots with Spa 154 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Michel Coiffard, victory number 29.
Theophile Condemine, victory number 5.
Jacques Erlich, victory number 16.

1230 American pilot William Porter Erwin, flying a Salmson 2.A2 with Lt H.W. Dahringer as observer, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 1.

1233 Michel Coiffard, Theophile Condemine and Jacques Erlich destroy a second German balloon. Victories number 30, 6 and 17 respectively.

1235 The three French aces from Spa 154 shoot down their third balloon. Victory number 31 for Coiffard, 7 for Condemine and 18 for Erlich.

1235 German ace Ulrich Neckel, with Jasta 6, shoots down Bristol F.2b E2512 for victory number 25. Lt F.E. Finch, 20 Sqdn RAF, is wounded and taken prisoner; 2nd Lt C.G. Russell is also captured.

1250 Maurice Boyau, Yves Barbaza, Lt Decoin and Adj-Chef Strohl score their second balloon. Victory number 34 for Boyau, 5 for Barbaza, 4 for Decoin and 2 for Strohl.

1520 Two French pilots from Spa 100 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon.
Claude Haegelen, victory number 16.
Sgt ?? Douzand, victory number 1.

1545 German ace Oskar Hennrich, with Jasta 46, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 13. Lt R.G.A. Holbrook parachutes safely.

1700 German ace Georg Meyer, with Jasta 37, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 17.

1705 A combined force of single and two-seaters shares a victory over a Pfalz D.XII:
Cpt G.W.D. Allen, SE.5a F5912, victory number unknown.
Douglas Evan Cameron, England, SE.5a F6429, victory number 1.
Charles Lavers, England, SE.5a E5969, victory number 8.
Basil Moody, South Africa, SE.Ba B8501, victory number 5.
William Staton, England, and Leslie Mitchell, England, Bristol F.2b, victories 25 and 7 respectively.
Patric Sarsfield Manley, Canada, and George Frederick Hines, England, Bristol F.2b, victory number 1 for both.

1705 American pilot Frank Luke Jr, in a SPAD XIII, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 4.

1705 American pilot Joseph Wehner, flying a SPAD XIII covering his friend Frank Luke, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1710 Frank Luke and Joe Wehner share in the destruction of a German balloon, Victory number 5 for Luke; number 2 for Wehner.

1720 Two Australian AFC pilots in SE.5as share a victory over an Albatros two-seater:
Eric Cummings, C6473, victory number 5.
Ernest Davies, D6860, victory number 2.

1745 German ace Reinhold Jörke, with Jasta 39, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 14.

1850 French ace Marcel Nogues, with Spa 57, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 11.

1855 Marcel Nogues scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another balloon for number 12.

1905 German ace Otto Fruhner, with Jasta 26, shoots down RE.8 F5894 for victory number 25. Lt J.M. Bright and 2nd Lt E.P. Eveleigh, 5 Sqdm RAF, are both wounded.

1910 German ace Josef Jacobs, with Jasta 7, shoots down Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 C8571 for victory number 26. 2nd Lt H.T. Hempsall and Lt J.H.M. Yeomans, 82 Sqdn RAF, are both taken prisoner.

1945 Georg Meyer scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an SE.5a for number 18.

1950 Frank Luke gains his third victory of the day, another German balloon, for number 6.

German ace Oliver Beaulieu-Marconnay, flying with Jasta 19, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 18. S/Lt L. Gros, Spa 154, is wounded.

German ace Franz Büchner, with Jasta 13, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 27. Sgt Bernon, Spa 92, is listed as Missing.

Franz Büchner scores his second kill of the day, another SPAD, for number 28. Cpl J. Rouanet, Spa 92, is listed as Missing.

German ace Gerhard Fieseler, with Jasta 25 over the Macedonian Front, shoots down a Nieuport for victory number 16. Sgt E.M. de la Bastik, Serbian Escadrille 505, is killed.

Two French pilots with Spa 100 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Claude Haegelen, victory number 17.
Mdl Peuch, victory number 2.

Canadian RAF ace Donald MacLaren, Flying Sopwith Camel F2137, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 46.

German ace Eduard von Schleich, with Jasta 23, shoots down an Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 for victory number 34.

German ace Emil Thuy, with Jasta 28, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 29.
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16th September 1918

Western Front

Slight advance by British in neighbourhood of Ploegsteert and east of Ypres.

French capture Vailly (north-east of Soissons) and Mt. des Singes.

Americans advance along west bank of Moselle.

Air raid on Paris by Gothas during the night: 6 killed, 15 injured, 2 raiders brought down.

Eastern Front

Archangel front; successful operation by naval units and Allied troops on the River Dvina; two enemy ships sunk, three guns captured.

Southern Front

Franco-Serbian advance continued; the troops advance to a depth of five miles on 16-mile front in region of Dobropolje.

Italians makes successful raid north and north-west of Mt. Grappa; capture over 300 prisoners and some machine guns.

Political, etc.

President Wilson refuses suggestion of peace conference put forward by Austria-Hungary.

Recognition by Japan of Czecho-Slovakia as belligerent Allies.

Ship Losses:

Acadian (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) south west by west of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°25′10″N 5°15′58″W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 25 of her 26 crew.
USS Buena Ventura (United States Navy) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Spain (44°36′N 13°10′W) by SM UB-129 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Lola ( Spain) and Temeraire ( French Navy).
Dedushka (Soviet Union) The ship was lost to enemy action.
Ethel (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south east of Berry Head, Devon by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
HMS Glatton (Royal Navy) The Gorgon-class monitor caught fire at Dover, Kent and was scuttled by HMS Cossack and HMS Myngs (both Royal Navy) with the loss of 79 of her 305 crew.
G. Voyazides (Greece) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Lion by SM UC-67 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.
Lord Stewart (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Hope's Nose, Devon (50°30′N 3°17′W) by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.
Madryn (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north east of Trevose Head (50°38′N 5°01′W) by SM U-82 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Philomel (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay 12 nautical miles (22 km) south east by east of the Glénan Islands, Finistère (47°43′N 3°41′W) by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Serula (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 13.5 nautical miles (25.0 km) north east of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of seventeen crew.
Star of Poland (United States) The cargo ship was wrecked at Chiba, Japan.
Tasman (United Kingdom) The cargo liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 220 nautical miles (410 km) north by west of Cape Villano, Spain by SM U-46 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of fourteen crew.
Wellington (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 175 nautical miles (324 km) north west of Cape Villano (45°48′N 10°58′W) by SM U-118 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of five of her crew.
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Air War:

Overnight: Lt Frank Broome, flying a Sopwith Camel, shoots down a Zeppelin Staaken R.VI bomber, the only one shot down by another aircraft. Only one other Staaken was shot down during the war; it was brought down my ground fire.

0630 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Rumpler two-seater:
Sidney Highwood, England, C6490, victory number 8.
Cecil Wilson, Wales, B8420, victory number 4.

0815 Canadian RAF ace pilot William Thomson and ace observer Harold Edwards, in Bristol F.2b E2154, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 24 for Thomson; number 9 for Edwards.

0820 William Thomson and Harold Edwars score their second kill of the day, another Fokker D.VII. Victory number 25 for Thomson; number 10 for Edwards.

0821 William Thomson and Harold Edwars gain their third victory of the day, yet another Fokker D.VII. Victories 26 and 11 respectively.

0825 American RAF ace pilot August Iaccaci and English ace observer Arthur Newland, in Bristol F.2b E2213, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 15 for Iaccaci; number 20 for Newland.

0840 German ace Hans Böhning, flying with Jasta 79, shoots down DH.9 D9250 for victory number 16. 2nd Lt F.F. Anslow, 205 Sqdn RAF, is taken prisonger; Sgt L. Murphey is killed.

0840 Canadian RAF ace Ernest Hoy, in SE.5a E5974, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 12.

0840 German ace Josef Jacobs, with Jasta 7, shoots down SE.5a E6002 for victory number 27. 2nd Lt P.J.A. Fleming, 29 Sqdn RAF, is taken prisoner.

0845 German ace Otto Fruhner, with Jasta 26, shoots down Bristol F.2b C878 for victory number 26. 2nd Lts L. Arnott and G.L. Bryars, 11 Sqdn RAF, are both killed.

0845 Ernest Hoy scores his second kill of the day, shooting down another Fokker D.VII for victory number 13.

0900 German ace Bruno Loerzer, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 39.

0900 German ace Fritz Rumey, with Jasta 5, shoots down DH.9 A7987 for victory number 35. 2nd Lts J.P. Ferreira and L.B. Simmonds, 57 Sqdn RAF, are both killed.

1025 Two French pilots with Spa 93 share a victory over an LVG two-seater:
Gustave Delage, victory number 9.
Pierre Delage, victory number 1.

1117 Two French pilots with Spa 77 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Maurice Boyau, victory number 35.
Henri Cessieux, victory number 1.

1120 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 14. French 35-victory ace S/Lt Maurice Boyau is killed.

1145 New Zealander RAF ace Ronald Bannerman, flying Sopwith Dolphin C3879, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 8.

1200 Ronald Bannerman shoots down a second two-ceater for number 9.

1200 French ace Claude Haegelen, with Spa 100, shoots down a Berman "Scout" for victory number 18.

1230 Fritz Rumey scores his second kill of the day, shooting down an SE.5a for victory number 36.

1235 Fritz Rumey gains victory number 3 of the day, a Sopwith Camel, for number 37.

1300 German ace Gustav Dörr, flying with Jasta 45, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 27.

1400 Canadian RAF ace Carl Falkenberg, in SE.5a E6024, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 12.

1530 English RAF ace pilot Frank Gibbons and observer Christopher Shannon, in Bristol F.2b E2454, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 12 for Gibbons; number 4 for Shannon.

1530 German ace Georg Meyer, with Jasta 37, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 19.

1750 Canadian RAF ace pilot Kenneth Conn and Englsih ace observer Bruce Digby-Worsley, in Bristol F.2b E2216, shoot down two Fokker D.VIIs. Victories 12 and 13 for Conn, 13 and 14 for Digby-Worsley.

1755 German ace Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay, flying with Jasta 19, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 19.

1755 German ace Christian Mesch, with Jasta 26, shoots down a "Sopwith" for victory number 12.

1815 Three RAF Sopwith Camel pilots share a victory over a Fokker D.VII:
Donald MacLaren, Canada, F2137, victory number 47.
Cyril Sawyer, England, D6693, victory number 1.
Lt R. Viall, F1971, serial and victory numbers unknown.

1935 Josef Jacobs scores his second kill of the day, destroying a British observation balloon for victory number 28.

1940 American ace Frank Luke Jr, in a SPAD XIII, destroys two German observation balloons for victories 7 and 8.

1940 American pilot Joseph Wehner, flying a SPAD XIII, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 3.

1945 Joseph Wehner scores his second kill of the day, another German balloon, for victory number 4.

German ace Paul Bäumer, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down a Bristol F.2b for victory number 26.

German ace Rudolf Klimke, with Jasta 27, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 17.

German ace Bruno Loerzer, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 41.

German ace Otto Löffler, flying a Fokker D.VII, shoots down two Bristol F.2bs for victories 10 and 11.

Donald MacLaren scores his second and third kills of the day, a pair of Fokker D.VIIs, for victories 47 and 48.

German naval ace Theo Osterkamp, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down two Sopwith Camels for victories 24 qnd 25.

German ace Eduard von Schleich, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down an Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 for victory number 34.

German ace Emil Thuy, in a Fokker D.VII, shoots down SE.5a B8427 for victory number 30. Lt H.A. Kullberg is killed.
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17th September 1918

Western Front

British make local progress north-west of St. Quentin and in the north near Ploegsteert.

Germans counter-attack at Moeuvres.

French gain ground north-east of Soissons, capture several strong points.

Americans consolidate their line between the Meuse heights and the Moselle.

Good bombing attacks by R.A.F. on German objectives.

Southern Front

Italians repulse strong counter-attacks north of Mt. Grappa.

In Macedonia the Franco-Serbian advance continues; Allied troops reach the Cherna river.

Ship Losses:

Cairo (Egypt) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by an enemy submarine.
Igor (Sweden) The cargo ship sank after an explosion in the North Sea, south of Longstone, while in convoy. Whether it was a torpedo or mine is unknown. Her crew survived.
Lavernock (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of Trevose Head, Cornwall 50°28′N 5°06′W by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Muriel (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (57°32′06″N 1°44′16″W) by SM UC-58 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
No. 1 (Soviet Navy Red Movement) The gunboat was grounded in a trap and then shelled by artillery and abandoned on the Kama River. One crewman was killed, another was wounded, and three were captured.
Portaritissa (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°39′N 26°08′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Sofia (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (35°39′N 26°08′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Ursa (Sweden) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in Lyme Bay[77] by SM UB-104 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Wigbert (Imperial German Navy) The minesweeper struck a mine in the mouth of the Elbe at Cuxhaven, Germany, and became a constructive total loss.
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September 17, 1918


Air War:

0930 German ace Fritz Rumey, flying with Jasta 5, shoots down SE.5a E4053 for victory number 38. 2nd Lt F.W. King, 40 Sqdn RAF, is wounded and taken prisoner.

1010 American RAF ace Frederic Lord, in Sopwith Dolphin C4127, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 10.

1020 Australian AFC pilot Frank Alberry, in SE.5a D6995, claims two Fokker D.VIIs for victories 2 and 3.

1200 Six RAF Camel pilots share a victory over two Fokker D.VIIs:
2nd Lt R.D. Gilpin-Brown, F5950, nationality and victory numbers unknown.
Donald MacLaren, Canada, F2137, victories 49 and 50.
Charles Odel, England, D1942, victories 5 and 6.
Cyril Sawyer, England, D6693, victories 3 and 4.
2nd Lt S. Skerrington, F6360, nationality and victory numbers unknown.
Philip Tudhope, South Africa, F1966, victories 5 and 6.

1300 Fritz Rumey scores his second kill of the day, a Sopqith Camel, for victory number 39.

1510 German ace Georg von Hantelman, flying with Jasta 15, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 15. 1st Lt W.H. Heinrichs, 95th Aero Sqdn USAS, is wounded and taken prisoner.

1600 American pilot Everett Richard Cook, in a Salmson 2.A2 with Lt W.R. Lawson as observer, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 1.

1615 French ace Claude Haegelen, with Spa 100, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 19.

1800 French ace William Hérison, with Spa 75, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 10.

1830 Canadian RAF ace William Jenkins, in Sopwith Camel E4407, claims two Fokker D.VIIs for victories 6 and 7.

1845 English RAF pilot Frederick Hunt, flying SE.5a D6967, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 3.

1910 Fritz Rumey gains his third victory of the day, a Sopwith Camel, for number 40.

1912 German ace Josef Mai, with Jasta 5, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 26.

German ace Franz Büchner, with Jasta 13, shoots down a Salmson 2.A2 for victory number 29. 1st Lts W.L. Bradfield and A.L. Clark, 24th Aero Sqdn USAS, are taken prisoner.

German ace Gerhard Fieseler, in an Albatros D.III over the Macedonian Front, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 17. Cpl R. Niga, Serbian Escadrille 524, is killed.

German ace Hermann Frommherz, flying with Jasta 27, shoots down a DH.9 for victory number 22.

William Hérison scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 11.
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18th September 1918

Western Front

Great Australian (5th/6th Australian Infantry Brigades) advance on 16-mile front (north-west of St. Quentin, extending from Holnon Wood to Gouzeaucourt; over 6,000 prisoners and a number of guns captured; outer defences of Hindenburg Line stormed in many places.

French, in liaison with British, capture Savy Wood and Fontaine-les-Cleres.

End of battle of Epehy.

Germans continue strong counter-attacks north and south of Moeuvres.

Eastern Front

Murmansk front: Karelians defeat German-led forces from Finland at Ukhtinskaya and drive them back over the border.

Japanese coverging from east and south take Blagoveshchensk (on the Amur) and Alexeievsk. 2,000 Germans and Austrians lay down their arms.

Southern Front

Bulgarians in full retreat before French, Serbians and Yugo-Slavs; Serbian cavalry reaches Polosko; communication with Prilep (Bulgarian advanced base) cut.

Anglo-Greeks attack in neighbourhood of Lake Doiran and take the town.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Arab force surrounds Dera'a and blows up railway junction.

Aviation

A U.S. Navy Curtiss 18-T-1 triplane piloted by Roland Rholfs sets a world altitude record of 34,910 feet (10,640 m).


Political, etc.

Complete failure of the Austro-Hungarian peace offer, which is rejected by Great Britain, France, U.S.A. and Belgium in turn.

Ship Losses:

Adelphotis (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°14′N 25°25′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Agios Amma (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°14′N 25°25′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Buffalo (France) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of St Agnes Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom (50°19′N 5°18′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy).
Helena (United States) The cargo ship ran aground on West Chicken Island, Lake Erie. She broke in two on 25 September and was a total loss.
John O. Scott (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) west by north of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°32′N 5°16′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of eighteen of her crew.
Ledaal (Norway) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (33°50′N 20°05′W) by SM U-157 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.
Primo (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north north west of the Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall (50°17′N 5°28′W) by SM UB-117 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
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September 18, 1918


Air War:

0630 Canadian RAF ace Gerald Bell, Flying SE.5a D3495 over the Italian Front, shoots down a Fokker D.VII for victory number 16.

1100 American pilot Howard Burdick, in Sopwith Camel F2141, shoots down an LVG two-seater for victory number 1.

1440 German ace Hans Böhning, with Jasta 79, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 17.

1510 German ace Friedrich Noltenius, with Jasta 27, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 10.

1520 German ace Carl Degelow, with Jasta 40, destroys a British observation balloon for victory number 14.

1610 Seven American SPAD XIII pilots from the 139th Aero Sqdn USAS share victories over two Pfalz D.IIIs:
Lt H.A. Garvie, victory numbers unknown.
Robert Opie Lindsay, victories 1 and 2.
Lt G.V. Moy, victory numbers unknown.
John Sidnew Owens, victories 1 and 2.
Wendel Robertson, victories 2 and 3.
Karl John Schoen, victories 1 and 2.
Lt R.D. Shelby, victory numbers unknown.

1640 Two American pilots SPAD XIII from the 27th Aero Sqdn share in the destruction of two German observation balloons:
Frank Luke Jr, victories 9 and 10.
Joseph Wehner, victories 5 and 6.

1645 German ace Georg von Hantelmann, with Jasta 15, shoots down SPAD XIII 7555 for victory number 16. American 6-victory ace Joseph Wehner, 27th Aero Sqdn USAS, is killed.

1645 Frank Luke is credited with three aircraft - two Fokker D.VIIs and a Halberstadt two-seater - for victories 11, 12 and 13.

1725 German ace Franz Büchner, with Jasta 13, shoots down SPAD XIII 15252 for victory number 30. 1st Lt David E. McClure, 213th Aero Sqdn USAS, is taken prisoner.

1730 German ace Hermann Becker, flying with Jasta 12, claims two DH.4s for victories 15 and 16. 1st Lts L.S. Harter, M. Stephenson, J.C. Tyler and H.H. Strauch, 11th Aero Sqdn USAS, are all killed.

1730 Franz Büchner scores his second kill of the day, shooting down SPAD XIII 4600 for victory number 31. 1st Lt Fred Philbrick, 28th Aero Sqdn USAS, is killed.

1730 German ace Ulrich Neckel, with Jasta 6, shoots down a DH.4 for victory number 26. 1st Lts V.P. Otis and R.P. Guthrie, 11th Aero Sqdn USAS, land safely on their own side of the lines.

1805 Three French pilots from Spa 154 share in the destruction of a German observation balloon:
Jacques Erlich, victory number 19.
Sgt ?? Peillard, victory number 2.
Paul Petit, victory number 6.

Franz Büchner gains his third victory of the day, shooting down SPAD XIII 4512 for number 32. 1st Lt William H. Taylor, 95th Aero Sqdn USAS, is killed.

German ace Gerhard Fieseler, in an Albatros D.III over the Macedonian Front, shoots down a Nieuport for victory number 18. Sgt J.C. Perrau, Serbian Escadrille 506, is killed.
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19th September 1918

Western Front

Further British and French gains in direction of St. Quentin; heavy fighting round Gouzeaucourt and Moeuvres, all Germans attacks finally repulsed.

British capture Lempire and the French advance beyond Contescourt; they capture Essigny le Grand at end of the day.

Southern Front

Bulgarian rout continues; Serbians cross the Cherna and march on Prilep; over 5,000 prisoners taken.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Great Offensive (Battle of Samaria) in Palestine. General Allenby advances on 16-mile front between Rafat and the sea; pierces Turkish lines.

Infantry reach railway junction of Tull Keram, cavalry push forward east and north-east to cut off enemy retreat. 3,000 prisoners taken by British.

Political, etc.

Mr. J. Davis appointed U.S.A. ambassador to Great Britain.

Ship Losses:

Agios Spiridon (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (36°04′N 24°00′E) by SM U-27 ( Austro-Hungarian Navy). Her crew survived.
Barrister (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of the Chicken Rock Lighthouse, Isle of Man by SM UB-64 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 30 crew.
Belliqueux (France) The vessel struck a mine laid by UC 69 (Erwin Waßner) and sank in the Bay of Biscay 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the Tevenec Lighthouse, Île de Sein, Finistère.
Erik (Denmark) The three-masted schooner was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) west of Cape Roca, Spain (38°05′N 10°17′W) by SM UB-129 ( Imperial German Navy). She foundered three days later.
Fanny (Sweden) The cargo ship was sunk in the Raz de Sein by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy), with the loss of two crew members.
Gordon C. (Newfoundland) The cargo ship was destroyed by fire 12 nautical miles (22 km) north east of Grate's Cove.
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