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Sailor Steve · 01-10-18, 02:55 AM

January 9, 1918
Air War:

1145 German ace Max von Müller, flying Albatros D.V 5405/17, attacks RE.8 B5045, flown by Cpt G.F.W. Zimmer with 2nd Lt H. A. Somerville as observer. According to Under The Guns of the Kaiser's Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin, Somerville gets off a good burst that sets von Müller's plane on fire. The 36-victory German ace is seen to jump or fall from his burning plane.
Welsh RFC aces Robert Chidlaw-Roberts (SE.5a B626) and Canadian ace Frank Soden (C5332) are also given credit for this victory. Number 9 for Chidlaw-Robers and number 14 for Soden.

1145 South African RFC pilot Alfred Stewart Hemming, in SE.5a B639, shoots down a Rumpler two-seater for victory number 1.

1200 German pilot Hans Müller, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 1.

01-10-18, 02:55 AM	#2752
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	January 9, 1918 Air War: 1145 German ace Max von Müller, flying Albatros D.V 5405/17, attacks RE.8 B5045, flown by Cpt G.F.W. Zimmer with 2nd Lt H. A. Somerville as observer. According to Under The Guns of the Kaiser's Aces, by Norman Franks and Hal Giblin, Somerville gets off a good burst that sets von Müller's plane on fire. The 36-victory German ace is seen to jump or fall from his burning plane. Welsh RFC aces Robert Chidlaw-Roberts (SE.5a B626) and Canadian ace Frank Soden (C5332) are also given credit for this victory. Number 9 for Chidlaw-Robers and number 14 for Soden. 1145 South African RFC pilot Alfred Stewart Hemming, in SE.5a B639, shoots down a Rumpler two-seater for victory number 1. 1200 German pilot Hans Müller, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down a Dorand AR.2 for victory number 1. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo