Jeffery Vickers 2nd Lt., Rfc 41 Sqn, B Flight Commander Lealvillers, Flanders. France 5 Victory's.
Jan 23, 1918.
We lost 4 a/c today.
Mission: Dawn Patrol. Ran into 2 flights of Enemy Scouts I broke mostly to the right got off some shots then caught a packet in the wing a lot of ripping and flapping noise with tha/c pulling hard left. All I could do was corckscrew down out of the fight. Later, A Flight posted a missing Pilot.
Mission: Balloon attack. I was in the 2nd Vee of 5 a/c diving on a Gas Bag near Vimy. The dive seemed too Steep so eased off power and pulled up Watching the 1st Vee firing the Bag exploded and to my Horror all 3 a/c became Torches and crashed one after the other.
