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Sailor Steve · 05-24-17, 12:13 PM

May 24, 1917

United States:
B-1, the first of the new US Navy B-class blimps, makes its first flight at White City Amusement Park, Chicago, Illinois.

Air War:
Vizefeldwebel Fritz Rosengart and Oberleutnant Georg Behrla take off on a routine patrol in Albatros C.V 1211/16. Shortly after reaching 4,500 metres altitude, Rosengart sees some enemy fighters and throws the aircraft into a spin, pinning Behrla to the observer's cockpit floor. Rosengart levels off at 4,100 metres and Behrla stands up to aim his machine gun. At that exact moment the Albatros hits an air pocket and drops, leaving Behrla floating three metres above the plane. The machine stops dropping and Behrla crashes through the fuselage deck just behind his cockpit. Stuck there until Rosengart can land the aircraft, Behrla is none the worse for his misadventure.

0610 Italian ace Luigi Olivar, flying a SPAD VII, shoots down a Lohner T.I flying boat fighter for victory number 6.

0750 English RNAS ace Charles Booker, in Sopwith Triplane N5482, and Canadian pilot Roderick McDonald, in N5472, share a victory over an Albatros D.III. Victory number 11 for Booker and number 1 for McDonald.

0751 Charles Booker scores his second kill of the day, bringing down another Albatros for victory number 12.

0800 Australian RFC Alfred Shepherd, in Nieuport 23 B1504, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 3.

0810 English RFC pilot Oliver Sutton, in Sopwith Pup A6183, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 3.

0830 Englsih RFC pilot, flying Sopwith 1½ Strutter A8248 with observer 2nd Lt E.H. Jones, shoots down an Albatros D.iii for Victory number 3.

0835 Charles Booker and Roderick McDonald team up for another win over an Albatros. Number 13 for Booker, number 2 for McDonald.

0850 German ace Karl Allmenröder, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down FE.2b A5517 for victory number 17. Lt W.G.D. Turner is killed. 2nd Lt L. Holman is wounded and taken prisoner.

0902 German pilot Otto Maashoff, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Triplane N5450 for victory number 3. Sub-Lt H.L. Smith apparently landed on his own side of the lines.

1940 German pilot Julius Schmidt, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup A6194 for victory number 4. Cpt L.A. Smith is taken prisoner.

1900-2000 Five RFC pilots share a victory over an Albatros D.III.
Cyril Crowe, England, A8910, number 6.
Arthur Rhys Davids, England, A4868, number 2.
Reginald Hoidge, Canada, A4862, number 5.
Keith Knox Muspratt, England, A4861, number 1.
John Seymour Turnbull, Australia, A8913, number 1.

2030 German pilot Wolfgang Güttler, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a SPAD VII for victory number 2.

2050 German ace Max von Müller, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Nieuport 17 B1642 for victory number 12. 2nd Lt Lewis Laugharne Morgan is severely wounded.

French pilots Gustave Daladier and Maurice Robert, both in Nieuprts, share a victory over a German two-seater. Number 2 for Daladier, number 1 for Robert.

Italian pilot Alvardo Leonardi, in a Nieuport 11, shoots down an Austro-Hungarian seaplane for victory number 1.

North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Scotland:
Leo Hillebrand, commanding U-46, sinks British freighter SS Jersey City, 4,670 tons, bound from Pensacola for Stornoway with a load of wheat. His score is now 30 ships and 65,557 tons.

Ireland:
Carl-Siegfried von Georg, in U-57, sinks British freighter SS Belgian, 3,657 tons, en route from New Orleans to Liverpool with a general cargo. His score is now 38 ships and 40,873 tons.

Max Schmitz, in UC-62, torpedoes British freighter SS Chicago City, 2,324 tons, carrying a general cargo from New York to Bristol; off Kinsale. The damaged ship makes port safely.

English Channel:
Wilhelm Amberger, in UB-38, scuttles two vessels off Portland Bill:
Norwegian barque Gudrun, 1,472 tons, sailing from Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica to Le Havre with a load of logwood.
Danish schooner Thyra, 185 tons, en route from Haiti to Le Havre with a load of dyewood.
Amberger's score is now 21 vessels and 23,762 tons.

Faroe Bank, between the Faroe and Shetland Islands:
Martin Schelle, in UC-33, scuttles three Danish fishing smacks:
Brestir, 69 tons.
Isabella Innes, 37 tons.
Traveller, 76 tons.
Schelle's score is now 19 vessels and 8,341 tons.

Atlantic Ocean, west of Gibraltar:
Heinrich Metzger, in U-47, sinks American sailing ship Barbara, 838 tons, carrying a load of petroleum from Port Arthur to La Spezia, by setting her on fire. His total is now 12 ships and 20,680 tons.

Tyrhennian Sea:
Ernst von Voigt, in UC-35, scuttles British schooner McClure, 220 tons, travelling from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Naples with a load of codfish. His score is now 20 ships and 38,176 tons.

Mediterranean Sea:
Kurt Hartwig, in U-32, torpedoes French freighter SS Biarritz, 2,758 tons, 50 miles southeast of Malta. His score is now 43 ships and 56,408 tons.

Hermann von Fischel, in U-65, scuttles Italian brigantine Sant Antonio de Padova, 184 tons, southwest of Sicily, bringing his tally to 23 vessels and 51,687 tons.

Johannes Feldkirchner, in UC-25, attacks Italian barquentine Domenico Barone with his deck gun. The damaged ship is beached, but then written off as a total loss. Feldkirchner's score is now 8 vessels and 2,680 tons.

05-24-17, 12:13 PM	#2322
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	May 24, 1917 United States: B-1, the first of the new US Navy B-class blimps, makes its first flight at White City Amusement Park, Chicago, Illinois. Air War: Vizefeldwebel Fritz Rosengart and Oberleutnant Georg Behrla take off on a routine patrol in Albatros C.V 1211/16. Shortly after reaching 4,500 metres altitude, Rosengart sees some enemy fighters and throws the aircraft into a spin, pinning Behrla to the observer's cockpit floor. Rosengart levels off at 4,100 metres and Behrla stands up to aim his machine gun. At that exact moment the Albatros hits an air pocket and drops, leaving Behrla floating three metres above the plane. The machine stops dropping and Behrla crashes through the fuselage deck just behind his cockpit. Stuck there until Rosengart can land the aircraft, Behrla is none the worse for his misadventure. 0610 Italian ace Luigi Olivar, flying a SPAD VII, shoots down a Lohner T.I flying boat fighter for victory number 6. 0750 English RNAS ace Charles Booker, in Sopwith Triplane N5482, and Canadian pilot Roderick McDonald, in N5472, share a victory over an Albatros D.III. Victory number 11 for Booker and number 1 for McDonald. 0751 Charles Booker scores his second kill of the day, bringing down another Albatros for victory number 12. 0800 Australian RFC Alfred Shepherd, in Nieuport 23 B1504, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 3. 0810 English RFC pilot Oliver Sutton, in Sopwith Pup A6183, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 3. 0830 Englsih RFC pilot, flying Sopwith 1½ Strutter A8248 with observer 2nd Lt E.H. Jones, shoots down an Albatros D.iii for Victory number 3. 0835 Charles Booker and Roderick McDonald team up for another win over an Albatros. Number 13 for Booker, number 2 for McDonald. 0850 German ace Karl Allmenröder, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down FE.2b A5517 for victory number 17. Lt W.G.D. Turner is killed. 2nd Lt L. Holman is wounded and taken prisoner. 0902 German pilot Otto Maashoff, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Triplane N5450 for victory number 3. Sub-Lt H.L. Smith apparently landed on his own side of the lines. 1940 German pilot Julius Schmidt, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Sopwith Pup A6194 for victory number 4. Cpt L.A. Smith is taken prisoner. 1900-2000 Five RFC pilots share a victory over an Albatros D.III. Cyril Crowe, England, A8910, number 6. Arthur Rhys Davids, England, A4868, number 2. Reginald Hoidge, Canada, A4862, number 5. Keith Knox Muspratt, England, A4861, number 1. John Seymour Turnbull, Australia, A8913, number 1. 2030 German pilot Wolfgang Güttler, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down a SPAD VII for victory number 2. 2050 German ace Max von Müller, in an Albatros D.III, shoots down Nieuport 17 B1642 for victory number 12. 2nd Lt Lewis Laugharne Morgan is severely wounded. French pilots Gustave Daladier and Maurice Robert, both in Nieuprts, share a victory over a German two-seater. Number 2 for Daladier, number 1 for Robert. Italian pilot Alvardo Leonardi, in a Nieuport 11, shoots down an Austro-Hungarian seaplane for victory number 1. North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Scotland: Leo Hillebrand, commanding U-46, sinks British freighter SS Jersey City, 4,670 tons, bound from Pensacola for Stornoway with a load of wheat. His score is now 30 ships and 65,557 tons. Ireland: Carl-Siegfried von Georg, in U-57, sinks British freighter SS Belgian, 3,657 tons, en route from New Orleans to Liverpool with a general cargo. His score is now 38 ships and 40,873 tons. Max Schmitz, in UC-62, torpedoes British freighter SS Chicago City, 2,324 tons, carrying a general cargo from New York to Bristol; off Kinsale. The damaged ship makes port safely. English Channel: Wilhelm Amberger, in UB-38, scuttles two vessels off Portland Bill: Norwegian barque Gudrun, 1,472 tons, sailing from Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica to Le Havre with a load of logwood. Danish schooner Thyra, 185 tons, en route from Haiti to Le Havre with a load of dyewood. Amberger's score is now 21 vessels and 23,762 tons. Faroe Bank, between the Faroe and Shetland Islands: Martin Schelle, in UC-33, scuttles three Danish fishing smacks: Brestir, 69 tons. Isabella Innes, 37 tons. Traveller, 76 tons. Schelle's score is now 19 vessels and 8,341 tons. Atlantic Ocean, west of Gibraltar: Heinrich Metzger, in U-47, sinks American sailing ship Barbara, 838 tons, carrying a load of petroleum from Port Arthur to La Spezia, by setting her on fire. His total is now 12 ships and 20,680 tons. Tyrhennian Sea: Ernst von Voigt, in UC-35, scuttles British schooner McClure, 220 tons, travelling from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Naples with a load of codfish. His score is now 20 ships and 38,176 tons. Mediterranean Sea: Kurt Hartwig, in U-32, torpedoes French freighter SS Biarritz, 2,758 tons, 50 miles southeast of Malta. His score is now 43 ships and 56,408 tons. Hermann von Fischel, in U-65, scuttles Italian brigantine Sant Antonio de Padova, 184 tons, southwest of Sicily, bringing his tally to 23 vessels and 51,687 tons. Johannes Feldkirchner, in UC-25, attacks Italian barquentine Domenico Barone with his deck gun. The damaged ship is beached, but then written off as a total loss. Feldkirchner's score is now 8 vessels and 2,680 tons. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 05-30-17 at 01:53 PM.