Victory 13
Event ID: 148
Categories:
Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery
20 December 1916
50.18444193092157, 2.635976305763219
Menchy-au-Bois
Source ID: 13
Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery p. 42
ISBN: 9781898697275
“Combat Report: 1130 hrs, above Menchy. Vickers one-seater No. 7929. Motor: Gnôme 30413. Occupant: Arthur Gerald Knight, Lieutenant RFC killed. Valuables enclosed; one machine gun taken. About 1130 I attacked, together with four planes and at 3.000 metres altitude, enemy one-seater squadron above Menchy. After some curve fighting I managed to press adversary down to 1.500 metres, where I attacked him at closest range (plane length). I saw immediately that I had hit enemy; first he went down in curves, then he dashed to the ground. I pursued him until 100 metres above the ground. This plane had been only attacked by me. Weather: fine all day.”
source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen – Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016
Knight had been the pilot pursued by Hptm. Boelcke and Ltn.d.R. Erwin Böhme when they collided 28 October, killing Boelcke.
Jasta 2 became Jasta Boelcke on 17 December. However, Richthofen had used Jagdstaffel Boelcke” in the headings of his combat reports since his 12th victory on Il December.