April 15, 1916
Germany:
Idflieg holds a demonstration fair. Present are the finalized Fokker D.I and D.II prototypes, the Albatros C.V prototype and a D.I prototype. Ace Oswald Boelcke is invited to test-fly all the new aircraft.
Celtic Sea:
Ernst Wilhelms begins his career in U-69 with the sinking of British freighter SS Fairport, 3,838 tons, bound from Rosario for Manchester with a load of wheat; and Russian barque SV Schwanden, 844 tons, travelling in ballast from Bowling to Pensacola. Wilhelms' opening score is 2 ships and 4,682 tons.
English Channel:
Norwegian freighter SS Tusnastabb, 859 tons, carrying a load of coal from Newcastle to Boulogne, hits a mine laid by Georg Haag in UC-7, bringing his score to 20 ships and 29,828 tons.
Baltic Sea:
German freighter SS Hispania, 2,644 tons, travelling from Hamburg to Stockholm, hits a mine near Sandhamn, about 50 km from Stockholm.
German East Africa:
British cruiser HMS Challenger rejoins the squadron after several months away, linking up with flagship HMS Vengeance, an old Canopus-class battleship HMS Vengeance and fellow cruiser HMS Hyacinth.
HMS Vengeance reports taking aboard 3,000 pounds of oranges and 10 tons of fresh distilled water, but notes expending 17 tons of water, leaving 87 tons aboard.
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—Rocky Russo
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