Victory 50
Event ID: 204
Categories:
Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery
29 April 1917
50.166891193501954, 3.0414339242062973
SW of Inchy, Hill 90, near Pronville
Inchy
Source ID: 13
Under the guns of the Red Baron, Norman Franks, Hal Giblin and Nigel McCrery p. 129
ISBN: 9781898697275
“Combat Report: 1655 hrs, south-west of Inchy, Hill 90, near Pariville, this side of the lines. Vickers 2. Occupants: Capt G Stead RFC. No details concerning the plane, went down burning in first line. I attacked, together with five of my gentlemen, an enemy group of five Vickers. After a long curve fight, during which my adversary defended himself admirably, I managed to put myself behind the enemy. After 300 shots the enemy plane caught fire. The plane burnt to ashes, and the occupants fell out.”


Inside the victories of Manfred von Richthofen by James Miller states Stead was flying a FE.2b