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Victory 61 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)
September 3, 1917
Victory 61
Victory 61
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From Under the guns of the Red Baron (N. Franks et al): " Combat report: 0735 hrs, south of Bousbecque, this side of the lines. Sopwith 1, B1795; motor no.: 35123 (80 hp Le Rhône Type 'R'). Occupant: Lieutenant A F Bird, made prisoner, unwounded."
Out hunting in Flandrian skies, Bodenschatz:
‘Forty-eight hours later, there is a great day. The Rittmeister starts it, despite Number II and surrounding orders concerning his person.
At 7.35 he comes up against an extraordinarily brave opponent.
‘Involved in a squadron fight with Sopwith monoplanes with 5 aircraft of Squadron 11, I attacked one of the opponents at an altitude of 3500 metres and forced him to land near Bousbeque after a rather long turn. I was absolutely convinced that I had a very skilful pilot in front of me, who did not surrender even at an altitude of 50 m, shot again and, while still hovering, took a column under fire, then deliberately rolled his machine against a tree. The Fokker triplane F I. 102/17 was absolutely superior to the English Sopwith."’
Combat Overview
A clearer reading of the opposing pilot and aircraft involved in this encounter.
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Bodenschatz - Jagd in Flanderns Himmel
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