Victory 57 - The Witnesses

‘The witness statements that had to be sent with the report of a shoot-down were just as brief and of the barest words, witness statements from the air and from the ground. After a short air battle, the enemy aircraft crashed and burned. Bockelmann, Lt. 10.25 a.m. 1 R.E. in the direction of Deulemont shot down burning by Albatros. Two occupants jumped out during the crash. Hauptmann Kuhlmann, Flackgruppenkommando 21. 10.25 a.m. in the direction of Hollebeecke 1 R.E. shot down burning by red Albatros. Lt Mann, Fluna, observer. 10.20 1 R.E. shot down by red Albatros crashed burning in the direction of Warneton. Lt Schröder, Luftschuß-Offz-Gruppe Wijtschate.’