Victory 78

    Event ID: 274

    Categories: 

    Air Combat
    English
    Under the guns of the Red Baron

    07 April 1918

    49.878200014750455, 2.510568989517456
    500m E of Hill 104, N of Villers-Bretonneux.
    Villers-Bretonneux

    Source ID: 13

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

    ISBN: 9781898697275

    Opponent was  Ronald Adams 

    Flying the Sopwith F.1 Camel D6554 

    VS

    MvR was flying the Fokker Dr.I 477/17 

    1205 hrs, 500 metres east of Hill 104, north of Villers-Bretonneux. Spad, fell down; Englishman. I was observing, and noted that a Kette (three) of German planes pursuing an English plane was being attacked from the rear. I dashed to their aid and attacked an English plane. After putting myself behind him several times, the adversary fell. The plane crashed into the ground and I saw that it smashed to pieces. This happened 500 metres east of Hill 104. Possibly a different Camel from 73 Sqn; three were lost.

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