#4115692 - 05/04/1501:28 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
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Good morning all. Here is a video of Major Burroughs' most recent mission:
A somewhat typical sortie as of late with the exception of Artemus having to land back at camp on his own. Enjoy!
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#4115953 - 05/04/1506:51 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
2 Sweater: Means keeping warm at high altitude doesn't it ? or, maybe, 2 pilots flying low in the cloudless Summer Sky with the Hot Bright Sun overhead. ?
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#4115963 - 05/04/1507:01 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,739Olham
Barmy Baron from Berlin
Jasta 30 is a good choice, lecrop! That Albatros you show is an Austrian Albatros D.III OeFFAG of their guest - Godwin Brumowski. He was flying with Jasta 30 for a bit of time.
Lou, I know that feeling of loneliness after a fight, when the own flight seems to be spread out like butter on a toast, and we search for them. Sometimes I find one or two, and the feeling is amazing - only WOFF could ever do that for me.
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#4116149 - 05/05/1512:50 AMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Every time Cadogan West returned to the officer's mess there seemed to be something new. Major Horn's excursions had so far produced a piano, three rugs and an assortment of chairs and coffee tables.
On the wall hung a painting by Milford, who had enjoyed his hobby before the war and was not about to let battle stop him. Hyde had not in fact put it up, rather Stewart had done so because it featured his own Pup in combat.
It wasn't all pleasantry. Also on the wall could be seen the Major's Rules.
1)Always stick together 2)When on escort duty, the escorted machines are on no account whatsoever to be left until they have recrossed the lines. 3)No enemy machine is to be claimed unless there is no shadow of doubt that it has been destroyed.
"What ho, Westie!" Pixley declared as West entered the room. "Any sport?" "Oh yes." Cadogan, "we had a run in with some of Richtofen's lot. It was 3 against 5 in our favour, so they took their leave after a few shots." West sat down in a chair that matched nothing else in the building. "May I have some tea please? We also saw some of my old squadron in the air, so I kept watch over them until they turned for home. And I think I saw Ball." "Captain Albert Ball?"
"I believe so. There was a British Nieuport all alone flying east over Epinoy. I can't think of anyone else who would do that."
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#4116433 - 05/05/1504:17 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 12Jeckel
je mehr desto besser!
My new B pilot Bernard von Doofer has actually managed to shoot down an aircraft on his first flight. As he and I didn't know what exactly it was we have put in four! claims for different allied aircraft. Maybe one of them will be confirmed
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#4116464 - 05/05/1505:04 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,739Olham
Barmy Baron from Berlin
MudWasp's German pilot Arik Bachmeier has passed the 250 hour mark and is therefor the first recipient of Lou's great "250-Hours-Award" for the "DiD Campaign" - congratulations, Herr Bachmeier!
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#4116498 - 05/05/1505:42 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
That is a great accomplishment and not bad surviving DiD for 250 hours... well done, MudWasp and congrats on earning the Medal... Drinks are on you. I'll take a 7&7 ice cold please.
#4116502 - 05/05/1505:49 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
"Doesn't it look heavy to you?" Cadogan West asked Nobbie Scott as they watched the new aeroplane taxi in to land. "What is wrong with the wings?" Nobbie wondered. "That simply looks wrong."
The pilots and men of 24 squadron were crowded around one of the DH5s that had already arrived and were excited.
"Isn't she a beauty?" called out Wollett. "What do you think West?" Cadogan did not want to hurt his friend's feelings. "I'm sure you will do well, old chap. I'm more than happy with my Pup!"
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Congratulations Jeckel on a victory, whatever the result of that experiment in claiming may be. I've already said congratulations on 250 hours, but it really can't be said enough. So congratulations again MudWasp!
I have made the wonderful discovery that one of 54 squadron's HA's, Oliver Stewart, wrote an autobiography. Out of print as these things usually are, I have found a copy and hope that I can keep Cadogan alive long enough to breath more life into the goings on at 54.
#4116557 - 05/05/1507:02 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Think Hasse is at 191.48 for hours in 145 flights....but yeah, that is a heck of alot of time in the air.
Good thing my wife doesn't know or she'd find more honey do projects to add to the list.
#4116583 - 05/05/1507:49 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
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Yes indeed, well done MudWasp and Hasse on all those A Level hours. And Robert as well in the B Level 200+ Club. I do have to say though, it's hard not to take it personally when folks are congratulating the 1st and 3rd placeholders whilest skipping right round the fellow in the middle. I'm feeling a bit like the slow-witted cousin no one wants to acknowledge. That's OK ... (sniffle sniffle) ... I can move past it.
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Three RFC Brass Hats were strolling down a street in London. Two walked into a bar, the third one ducked. _________________________________________________________________________
Former Cold War Warrior, USAF Security Service 1974-1978, E-4, Morse Systems Intercept, England, Europe, and points above. "pippy-pahpah-pippy pah-pip-pah"
#4116587 - 05/05/1507:53 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,008MudWasp
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2nd that's my spot...what the heck....ok...Congrats on being 2nd name down Your hot zone time is coming though if your squad stays Flanders North..IDK if it does. I've been lucky to be in a 2nd month of it.
#4116588 - 05/05/1507:54 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
This morning I led a flight of 8 Albatros D.III to intercept some British intruders in our sector. Near Sissone we sighted them: 5 Farman Experimental 2b, 1000 meter higher, heading southwest. We climbed after them, and when we had reached them, we engaged. It was a short, quick slaughter. After less than 5 minutes, the British aircraft were either pulling trails of smoke, or already falling. Less than an hour after takeoff we sat in our mess again for a second breakfast.
Yesterday we must have met our first American flyers, which I only learned today. They are flying in a special unit, the "Escadrille Lafayette", and they are equipped with Nieuport 23. We clashed with 4 of these silvergrey, nimble fighters in the afternoon. They were just diving on a single DFW, when I led my flight to engage them. They hadn't seen us coming, and we could shoot down 3 aircraft; the rest escaped climbing towards the south.
My opponent gave me a great fight, and I couldn't really get behind him for some time, but then he turned south and tried to catch up with the other Nieuports. It was actually hard to follow the great climb of the Nieuport 23, but I managed to hit him with a good burst, and the craft spun down out of control and crashed 5 kilometers south of St. Loup-en-Champagne.
An hour ago we received a call from there; the new Kommandeur of Jasta 36, Leutnant Dossenbach, told us that they have found papers in the wreckage, which seem to identify the pilot as a Lieutenant Willis Bradley Havilland, a US citizen. So after the British, French, Canadians and Australians we are now even also fighting the Americans. I wonder where this will end.
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