Jasta 15
la Selve, Marne
Rittmeister Aarik Bachmeier.

It had been a rather dull week for Bachmeier until yesterday while on airfield defense. He led 2 DIII earlies and 3 DIIs slightly below and behind 3 DIIs of the lead flight. After staying high above the airfield Bachmeier for about decided to take his flight lower and below the clouds. Soon they spotted flak smoke much lower and drawing towards them, turned out to be three Nieups which split up as his flight flew over them.

Aarik dove one on one figuring most of the rest of his flight would attack the other two, but they all stayed behind him and watched as he made short work of one Nieup.




He could see the flak trail the other left as they fled and gave chase. The 3 DIIs had fallen behind some when the Nieups turned to fight near the front lines. Martin von Rolshoven, his wingman, took out one that Bachmeier had softened up and almost sent it down right on top of Bachmeier. !



The remaining Nieup was mobbed by the rest of his flight before also exploding. Hard to say who would claim that one, looked like a team effort.

Forgot to add that when Bachmeier landed back at La Selve, after defending another airfield, he found that La Selve had been bombed.