December 3, 1917:
Air War:
1040 French pilot Pierre Jailler, flying a SPAD, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2. Ltn Otto Pelz (1 victory) is killed about this time.
1215 English RFC ace Frank Johnson and observer Stanley Henry Percy Masding, in Bristol F.2b A7214, shoot down an Albatros D.V. Victory number 6 for Johnson; number 1 for Masding.
1630 German pilot Hermann Leptien, in either an Albatros or Pfalz scout, shoots down a Cauderon for victory number 1.
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