May 4, 1918
Air War:
Canadian RAF pilot William Hilborn, flying Sopwith Camel B5220 over the Italian Front, shoots down an Albatros D.III for victory number 2.
1030 English RAF pilot James Dewhirst, in Sopwith Camel B6282, shoots down an Aviatik two-seater for victory number 2.
1040 Two English RAF pilots, in SE.5as over the Macedonian Front, share a victory over a DFW C.V:
Gerald Gibbs, B694, victory number 10.
Leslie Hamilton, B691, victory number 2.
1555 American RAF ace Oliver LeBoutillier, in Sopwith Camel D3338, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 7.
1750 German pilot Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer, with Jasta 6, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 2.
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—Rocky Russo
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