Paris, 14 May 1916: The French High Command is proud to announce that Capitaine Dax Bonnassie has completed his 100th sortie! Bonnassie, known in Parisian circles as l'Homme Protectif and Monsieur Mercure, has been credited with 23 aerial triumphs, of which 18 were enemy observation balloons! Bonnassie is the commander of N65, currently based at Lemmes on the Verdun front. Bonnassie is well known in Parisian circles as l'Homme Protectif and Monsieur Mercure,