• Victory 2
  • Translated versions of Richthofen’s first two combat reports, as procured from the National Archives, London. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen – Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
  • Bellerby’s 7418 after his encounter with Richthofen. Its fairly intact condition reveals the airplane did not impact the terrain in a vertical nosedive. Instead, the collapsed landing gear, wings, and damaged nose and rudder suggest Bellerby managed a hard landing that led to a nose-over inversion. The airplane is shown here after righting. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen – Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

Victory 02

Event ID: 130

Categories: 

Air Combat
English
Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery

23 September 1916

50.1255020682408, 2.9622737898114133
Cambrai Road
Bapaume

Source ID: 13

Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery p.  16 

ISBN: 9781898697275

Opponent was  Herbert Bellerby

flying the Martinsyde G.100 7481   

VS

MvR was flying the Albatros D.I 391/16 

“Combat report: 1100hrs. One-seater Martinsyde, GW No. 174. 1100 air fight above Bapaume. Adversary dashed, after 300 shots, mortally wounded, near Beugny (street Bapaume – Cambrai) to the ground. Two machine guns recovered, will be delivered. Dead occupant buried by 7th Infantry division. Weather: bright and clear all day; ground mist in early morning.”

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