August 6, 1918
Air War:
1045 English RAF pilot Alec Williamson and observer Edward Hoare, flying Bristol F.2b C4720, shoot down a Fokker D.VII. Victory number 3 for Williamson; number 4 for Hoare.
1250 German ace Karl Schlegel, with Jasta 45, destroys an American observation balloon for victory number 14. 1st Lt W.S. Amderson, 1st Balloon Company USBS, parachutes safely.
German ace Walter Blume, with Jasta 9, shoots down a SPAD two-seater for victory number 18.
German ace Gunther Dobberke, with Jasta 60, shoots down a SPAD two-seater for victory number 7.
German pilot Otto Stockmann, with Jasta 66, shoots down a two-seat SPAD XI for victory number 2.
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“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
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