View Single Post
Old 01-06-18, 07:05 AM   #2744
Sailor Steve
Eternal Patrol
 
Sailor Steve's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: High in the mountains of Utah
Posts: 50,369
Downloads: 745
Uploads: 249


Default

January 5, 1918

Air War:

A fire at the German Navy airship base at Tondem triggers a series of explosions which destroy four hangers and five Zeppelins in just five minutes, killing 14 and injuring 134.

1605 German ace Erich Löwenhardt, flying a Pfalz D.IIIa, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 9.

German pilot Walter Ewers, in an Albatros D.V, shoots down either a Paul Schmitt or a Dorand AR.2, and then a SPAD for victories 4 and 5.

German pilot Franz Piechulek, in an Albatros D.V, destroys a French observation balloon for victory number 2.
__________________
“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo

Last edited by Sailor Steve; 01-16-18 at 11:57 AM.
Sailor Steve is offline   Reply With Quote