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Sailor Steve · 05-09-18, 09:05 PM

May 9, 1918

Air War:

1005 German pilot Gunther Schuster, flying an Albatros D.III, shoots down SE.5a D5966 for victory number 5. Lt L.E. Bickel lands safely.

1030 English RAF pilot James Donald Innes Hardman, in Sopwith Dolphin C3919, shoots down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1.

1150 German pilot Michael Paulin, with Jasta 23, shoots down SE.5a D3566 for victory number 1. Lt T. Ratcliffe is taken prisoner.

1220 Welsh ace RAF pilot John Chick and Canadian observer Eric Gilroy, in Bristol F.2b C4845, shoot down two Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 11 and 12 for Chick; 2 and 3 for Gilroy.

1220 American RAF pilot Eugene Seeley Coler and Englsh observer Cyril William Gladman, in Bristol F.2b C7925, claim three Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 1, 2 and 3 for both.

1230 German ace Franz Hemer, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an RE.8 for victory number 8. Capt J.R. Duigan and Lt A.S. Paterson are both wounded.

1255 German ace Paul Billik, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 B5792 for victory number 16. Lts R.L. Johnson and A.J. Melanson are both killed.

1315 Irish RAF pilot Robert McLaughlin, in Sopwith Camel B3884, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1315 German ace Viktor von Pressentin gen von Rautter, in a Pfalz D.III, shoots down DH.9 C6094 for victory number 6. Lts G.A. Leckie and G.R. Cuttle are both killed.

1330 Canadian RAF pilot William McKenzie Thomson and English observer George Hubert Kemp, in Bristol F.2b C4851, shoot down an Albatros D.V. Victory number 1 for both.

1420 German pilot Karl-August von Schönebeck, flying with Jasta 59, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for veictory number 4.

1515 Australian AFC pilot George Peters and observer Garfield Finlay, in Bristol F.2b C4623, shoot down a Berman two-seater. Victory number 2 for Peters; number 4 for Finlay.

1545 English RAF observer Arnold Edward Ansell, in Bristol F.2b A7128 with 2nd Lt T.G. Jackman as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1600 French ace René Fonck, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down two German two-seaters for victories 37 and 38.

1605 René Fonck shoots down a third two-seater for number 39.

1615 German pilot Karl Pech, with Jasta 29, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1790 for victory number 5. Lt S. Birch is taken prisoner.

1650 Irish RAF observer Alfred Stanley Mills, in a Bristol F.2b flown by Lt L.M. Price, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 1.

1650 Scottish RAF pilot David Esplin Smith and English observer Francis James Ralph, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker Dr.I. Victory number 1 for both.

1735 Irish RAF pilot Alfred William Saunders, in SE.5q C5450, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1750 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Pfalz D.III:
J.A. Adam, D4895, nationality and victory number unknown.
Francis Ryan Smith, Australia, C9496, victory number 1.

1805 René Fonck scores his fourth kill of the day, shooting down another two-seater for victory number 40.

1840 German ace Dieter Collin, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4851 for victory number 7.

1845 English RAF pilot Leslie Walter King, in Bristol F.2b C840 with Lt H.E. Elsworth as observer, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1.

1850 Dieter Collin scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 9.

1855 René Fonck shoots down his fifth two-seater of the day for victory number 41.

1856 René Fonck scores number 6 for the day, yet another two-seater, for a total of 42.

1900 German pilot Ludwig Beckmann, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 2.

1905 German pilot Theodor Lodemann, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1.

1915 English RAF pilot John Daley, in SE.ba B8261, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2.

1930 American ace Frank Baylies, flying a SPAD with the French Air Service, shoots down a Halberstadt two-seater for victory number 8.

1930 Canadian RAF pilot Joseph Leonard Maries White, in Sopwith Camel D6562, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1.

1950 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, in an Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 19. This is arguably the first victory for the new fighter.

2000 German ace Wilhelm Reinhardt, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1821 for victory number 13. Lt A. Whitford-Hawkey is killed.

German ace Hermann Becker, with Jasta 12, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 11.

German ace Robert Heibert, flying with Jasta 46, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4750 for victory number 7. Capt C.G.D. Napier and Sgt W. Beales land safely on their own side of the lines.

German ace Fritz Rumey, in an Albatros D.Va, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 16. MdL Léon Génot and S/Lt Jardin of Esc Br 107 are both killed.

German ace Gustav Schniedewind, with Jasta 55, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 6.

05-09-18, 09:05 PM	#2999
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	May 9, 1918 Air War: 1005 German pilot Gunther Schuster, flying an Albatros D.III, shoots down SE.5a D5966 for victory number 5. Lt L.E. Bickel lands safely. 1030 English RAF pilot James Donald Innes Hardman, in Sopwith Dolphin C3919, shoots down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1. 1150 German pilot Michael Paulin, with Jasta 23, shoots down SE.5a D3566 for victory number 1. Lt T. Ratcliffe is taken prisoner. 1220 Welsh ace RAF pilot John Chick and Canadian observer Eric Gilroy, in Bristol F.2b C4845, shoot down two Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 11 and 12 for Chick; 2 and 3 for Gilroy. 1220 American RAF pilot Eugene Seeley Coler and Englsh observer Cyril William Gladman, in Bristol F.2b C7925, claim three Pfalz D.IIIs. Victories 1, 2 and 3 for both. 1230 German ace Franz Hemer, flying a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down an RE.8 for victory number 8. Capt J.R. Duigan and Lt A.S. Paterson are both wounded. 1255 German ace Paul Billik, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 B5792 for victory number 16. Lts R.L. Johnson and A.J. Melanson are both killed. 1315 Irish RAF pilot Robert McLaughlin, in Sopwith Camel B3884, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1. 1315 German ace Viktor von Pressentin gen von Rautter, in a Pfalz D.III, shoots down DH.9 C6094 for victory number 6. Lts G.A. Leckie and G.R. Cuttle are both killed. 1330 Canadian RAF pilot William McKenzie Thomson and English observer George Hubert Kemp, in Bristol F.2b C4851, shoot down an Albatros D.V. Victory number 1 for both. 1420 German pilot Karl-August von Schönebeck, flying with Jasta 59, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for veictory number 4. 1515 Australian AFC pilot George Peters and observer Garfield Finlay, in Bristol F.2b C4623, shoot down a Berman two-seater. Victory number 2 for Peters; number 4 for Finlay. 1545 English RAF observer Arnold Edward Ansell, in Bristol F.2b A7128 with 2nd Lt T.G. Jackman as pilot, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1. 1600 French ace René Fonck, in a SPAD XIII, shoots down two German two-seaters for victories 37 and 38. 1605 René Fonck shoots down a third two-seater for number 39. 1615 German pilot Karl Pech, with Jasta 29, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1790 for victory number 5. Lt S. Birch is taken prisoner. 1650 Irish RAF observer Alfred Stanley Mills, in a Bristol F.2b flown by Lt L.M. Price, shoots down a Fokker Dr.I for victory number 1. 1650 Scottish RAF pilot David Esplin Smith and English observer Francis James Ralph, in a Bristol F.2b, shoot down a Fokker Dr.I. Victory number 1 for both. 1735 Irish RAF pilot Alfred William Saunders, in SE.5q C5450, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1. 1750 Two RAF SE.5a pilots share a victory over a Pfalz D.III: J.A. Adam, D4895, nationality and victory number unknown. Francis Ryan Smith, Australia, C9496, victory number 1. 1805 René Fonck scores his fourth kill of the day, shooting down another two-seater for victory number 40. 1840 German ace Dieter Collin, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4851 for victory number 7. 1845 English RAF pilot Leslie Walter King, in Bristol F.2b C840 with Lt H.E. Elsworth as observer, shoots down a Pfalz D.III for victory number 1. 1850 Dieter Collin scores his second kill of the day, shooting down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 9. 1855 René Fonck shoots down his fifth two-seater of the day for victory number 41. 1856 René Fonck scores number 6 for the day, yet another two-seater, for a total of 42. 1900 German pilot Ludwig Beckmann, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 2. 1905 German pilot Theodor Lodemann, with SeeFrontStaffel 2, shoots down a Sopwith Camel for victory number 1. 1915 English RAF pilot John Daley, in SE.ba B8261, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 2. 1930 American ace Frank Baylies, flying a SPAD with the French Air Service, shoots down a Halberstadt two-seater for victory number 8. 1930 Canadian RAF pilot Joseph Leonard Maries White, in Sopwith Camel D6562, shoots down an Albatros D.V for victory number 1. 1950 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, in an Fokker D.VII, shoots down an SE.5a for victory number 19. This is arguably the first victory for the new fighter. 2000 German ace Wilhelm Reinhardt, in a Fokker Dr.I, shoots down Sopwith Camel D1821 for victory number 13. Lt A. Whitford-Hawkey is killed. German ace Hermann Becker, with Jasta 12, shoots down a SPAD for victory number 11. German ace Robert Heibert, flying with Jasta 46, shoots down Bristol F.2b C4750 for victory number 7. Capt C.G.D. Napier and Sgt W. Beales land safely on their own side of the lines. German ace Fritz Rumey, in an Albatros D.Va, shoots down a Bréguet 14 for victory number 16. MdL Léon Génot and S/Lt Jardin of Esc Br 107 are both killed. German ace Gustav Schniedewind, with Jasta 55, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 6. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 05-10-18 at 03:07 PM.