• Victory 36 - picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art
  • an old airplane that is sitting in the grass
    Einer von den achtzig Gegern. Abgeschossener Bristol Fighter, 5. April 1917. (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. Im Verlag Ullstein - Berlin, 1937)

Victory 36

Event ID: 183

Categories: 

Air Combat
English
Under the guns of the Red Baron

05 April 1917

50.39154038944338, 3.051931646707954
Cuincy

Source ID: 13

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

ISBN: 9781898697275

Opponent was  Alfred Adams

flying the Bristol F.2a A3343   

VS

MvR was flying the Albatros D.III 2253/17 

Combat Report: 1130 hrs, Cuincy. Bristol two-seater. Occupants: Pilot : Lieutenant Adams, Observer: Lieutenant Steward – unwounded. Plane details not at hand as machine was burned. After having put the first adversary near Lewarde out of action, I pursued the remaining part of the enemy squadron and overtook the last plane above Douai. I forced him to land near Cuincy. The occupants burnt their machine to ashes.

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