Bartram lead three other Gothas on a bombing raid targeting a RR Yard near Bapaume. A rather short flight with almost all over German territory. All went well on route to target. He kept a steady compass line, spotted and crossed the frontlines, spotted search lights coming from a RR Yard (hopefully the correct one) and then bombed their lights out.

Trouble came on the way home just into German skies. The gunner from another Gotha was heard to open fire. Bartram glanced back at Ronald the rear gunner who grunted, let off a huge fart, and opened fire. He would fart and fire at the same time. He finally quit firing, but still had a few bursts to send to send of from the other end.

The enemy scouts, Strutters?, were driven off, but engine #2 started losing power. Bartram took the flight low and slow all the way home. Engine #2 quit just as he sighted Thielt, their new home, which they had relocated to the prior day by truck. Why they took trucks remains a top secret mystery.