Epower, good to see Oliver gaining confidence in his piloting skills. Not too much confidence in his courting skills though. Time to take things into his own hands if he expects anything to happen. Then again, with marching orders, will he have the time?

Carrick, good strategy downing that balloon. Too bad credit went to someone else.

Lou, I knew it! And that’s more like it. Finally something for the Huns to aim at. And it’s true, his plane does look like one from the Circus. Those Archie boys better look twice before shooting. Congrats on downing four in a day. I’m not surprised at all. It seems like par for the course.

MFair, Ganz is back to his old self. Those poor Strutters had no chance. Congrats on the latest victories.


11 April, 1917 15:50 afternoon mission
Auchel, Flanders Sector
RNAS-8
SC Tobias Chester Mulberry VC, DSC&Bar, DSO&Bar, L d’H
92 confirmed kills

Operations resumed only in the late afternoon once the rain and winds subsided. The word came from HQ to take out an observation balloon near Lens. Toby popped the balloon on his second pass. No other Huns were encountered.

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"Take the cylinder out of my kidneys,
The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain,
From out of my arse take the camshaft,
And assemble the engine again."