• a painting of an old airplane flying in the sky
    Victory 43 - picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art
  • a black and white photo of an old gas station sign
    17GW432 The room of von Richthofen with a trophy wall bearing the serial numbers of his victims cut from the wreckage. The chandelier is a rotary engine from one of his kills. (picture source: The Great War Illustrated 1917, William Langford & Jack Holroyd)

Victory 43

Event ID: 192

Categories: 

Air Combat
English
Under the guns of the Red Baron

13 April 1917

50.42137728984351, 2.975096923957201
Noyelles-Godault, near Hénin-Liétard
Noyelles-Godault

Source ID: 13

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

ISBN: 9781898697275

Opponent was  Allan Bates

flying the F.E.2b 4997   

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MvR was flying the Albatros D.III 2253/17 

Combat Report: 1935 hrs, Noyelles-Godault, near Henin Liétard. Vickers two-seater, No. 4997. Motor No. 917, 8 cylinder stand. Motor. Occupants: Lieutenants Bates and Barnes, both killed. With three planes of my Staffel, I attacked an enemy bombing squadron consisting of Vickers (old type) above Henin Liétard. After a short fight, my adversary began to glide down and finally plunged into a house near Noyelles-Godault. The occupants were both killed and the machine destroyed.

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