Tomorrow I will travel to my hometown for 2 weeks, as I already announced in the forum. So there will not be a weekly chart, or maybe Jim_Attrill will post a basic capture - I couldn't reach him yet. However - please continue flying, and also reporting your data to the survey. I wish you all, that your pilots will still be alive, when I return.
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#4125172 - 05/26/1504:50 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
25 May 1917 @ 05h00 Patrol our lines SW of Cambrai
Today we had winds of 6 kn from the west and low scattered cumulous from 3500 to 6000 ft. Lewis claim on the DIII from the previous day was confirmed.
I lead the flight with Prothero, Stephens, Maxwell, Rhys Davids and Muspratt accompanying. “A” flight sent Norris, Dixon, Bowman and Stone to follow.
While forming up just north of Doullens, Stephens signaled engine trouble and turned back to Vert Galant. We later learned his craft would be out for 2 days repair but he was ok. Our flight to the lines was quiet until we were SW of Cambrai. It was at this time I spotted 5 specks high and to our starboard side but ahead of us moving in the same direction as us. I started to give chase but then decided to break it off since “A” flight was doddling too far behind. It turned out to be a good move as Norris and Bowman of “A” flight broke away with engine problems and headed to our nearest base at Lechelle.Their craft were taken out of service for 2 and 3 days respectively. I took the flight high and shadowed Norris and Stone of “A” flight to ensure appropriate cover for them and we completed our circuit. Returning home Muspratt developed engine trouble and broke away from the flight heading for the nearest base at Bapaume. He didn’t make it I learned later. Apparently his engine caught fire during his landing and the craft was burned out but he managed to escape with only light wounds.
That was four craft with engine failure in one day out of a total of 10 craft in the two flights. A totally unacceptable situation of which the only saving grace is that we did not have contact with the enemy.
Upon landing I called in the maintenance crew and declared I wanted a full inspection of all engines on the remaining craft and a concensus of the problems found on the engines of the three that failed and were recoverable.
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#4125338 - 05/26/1511:43 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,008MudWasp
Senior Member
I watch it tomorrow, Robert, low on wide pipe line for this time of day. What is up with all those engines failures.....?????
I wish I knew. Historically there were problems with the gear box/transmission on the 150 HP Hispano-Suiza engine but I haven't yet identified how many craft were affected. Maybe the devs built this occurance into the sim.
I'm still looking for answers
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#4125349 - 05/26/1511:57 PMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,008MudWasp
Senior Member
I watch it tomorrow, Robert, low on wide pipe line for this time of day. What is up with all those engines failures.....?????
I wish I knew. Historically there were problems with the gear box/transmission on the 150 HP Hispano-Suiza engine but I haven't yet identified how many craft were affected. Maybe the devs built this occurance into the sim.
I'm still looking for answers
Methinks they model some known factors from whatever kite your pilotiing into the mix. The Fokker EIV happened the most for me.
#4125475 - 05/27/1511:46 AMRe: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart
[Re: Olham]
Unfortunately I seem to have lost a few captures from the 24th 25th and 26th of this month. Please do it again if you can. If you can't tell me your id and I can do it for you from emails I get automatically.
Sorry about that - but it will all come right once you have done your next capture.