1ere Escadrille
2 Henri Velleque
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Nieuport 17
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: MY mechanics seem to think my engine is a Le clerget and not a Le Rhone!Had 31 mechs tonite-spotted unknown aircraft over the base as I was taking off.Definitely going to the tavern tonite!Managed to see couple of fellow fliers and give them a salute when I was taking off later
3 Royce
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Hanriot HD1
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+ narrative: Took off as scheduled to CAP area XXX of field. Flew in an erratic crisscross pattern at XXXXm for an hour. Encountered a N17 about 500m below for a few minutes and he continued on. Could not ID his plane. Refueled and continued to CAP. Landed at drome without incident.
5 Fergie
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Nieuport 17
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: 1st sortie: had engine problems and had to return to base (meched)
2nd sortie: uneventful
6 AyzVaztr
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Nieuport 17
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
Claims: 1 plane shot down #10, another damaged (#8 I think) no assistance on either
narrative: After 1 hour 50 minutes of cap, I discovered 2 enemy at 10:50 just west of bridge 231. After a short pursuit, I caught them, and shot 1 down, and crippled the other before running out of ammo. The pilot that went down was #10,at aprox 10:55 pm.
8 Andre de Meulemeester
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Nieuport 17
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: patroled allied air space contacted enemy recons in north area persued recon east filling with lead when recon reached the front I was out of ammo so rtb, enemy was bleeding ...
10 Ivan Roberts
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 1ere
Aircraft: Hanriot HD1
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: un-eventful evening
5me Escadrille
12 Dawson
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 5me
Aircraft: SPAD 7
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: Got to the field and took off with #15 but had mechanical problems almost immediately I got back up a short time later and found #15 again and began flying the assignment with him. Well into the mission #15 signaled me that he spotted an EA. I could not see it despite my better vision so I followed 15 down to find a sole B/R #9 with no cover. #15 and I got on his six and began putting rounds into him. He headed for the mud and we followed him over to the enemy side with him firing rockets to signal for help. We emptied our ammo clips into him without bringing him down and began to head back to our base. I meched again right after landing and called it a night.
15 Flint
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 5me
Aircraft: SPAD 7
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: Patroled installations with #12 Dawson. After nearly an hour I spotted a plane low near a Supply dump. I signaled the sighting to Dawson. He couldn't pick it up so I signaled him to follow and I dove after the con. As I got closer I could hear sirens so it seemed the plane was hun. I continued my dive and began to fire on the #9 hun two-seater. Dawson joined me in the attack a couple minutes later and we proceeded to pepper the hun without mercy:-)
About half over the mud I ran out of ammo. I shoot off half of his elevator and heavily damaged his rudder. I also killed the tailgunner on my second or third burst. Unfortunately none of this seemed to hinder the hun from getting away. I watched mournfully as it continued to descend towards hun territory firing off rockets. Dawson must of ran dry as well since he had broken off his attack. We both headed for home to rearm. On landing at base Dawson had engine trouble.I took off again and patroled alone for awhile until I was forced to call it a day myself.
Flint
16 Willy Rogier
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 5me
Aircraft: Nieuport 17
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
narrative: Nothing to report. Uneventful patrol for the entire night interrupted by one mech and one screen lock.
18 Kessler
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 5me
Aircraft: SPAD 7
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: -1 hour
narrative: flew around, saw the sights, lovely day. witnessed our #19 collide with nme #3 both went down, I believe our man was able to pancake land and save himself. end of report.
19 McQuerry
PilotStatus: WIA [Escaped capture]
Squadron: Escadrille 5me
Aircraft: SPAD 7
AircraftStatus: damaged
TimeIn: 1 hour+
Claims: #3
narrative: Encountered large group of enemy single seaters and #18 and myslef positioned ourselfs for some cat and mouse. Once we had achived our positions we attacked and broke up this rather joined group of J18 and J27. They appeared to a combined group of Albatross D3 and the new Dva. I singled out a lone scout that had become seperated from his group and attacked. It was a case of raw nerves on both our parts because we hit each other and I began a slow flutter down to the ground. I was able to regain control at 200m alt and set it down just as pretty as you please then promtly tipped over in a shell hole.
I lit my craft on fire and ran for the lines that were just a click away.
6me Escadrille B/R
1 Simon Navarre
PilotStatus: WIA
Squadron: Escadrille 6me
Aircraft: Strutter
AircraftStatus: destroyed
TimeIn: -1 hour
narrative: Took off from aero with #7 and headed s by se, that is when I made a monumentally stupid mistake. In open chat (Thought I was in vs, but had left for a sec and came back) I told 7 to head s, se. This obviously proved our undoing. Before we were able to get over the mud we were jumped frrom behind by three alb DIII. I broke right and sw, trying to lose #19 on my tail, #7 broke a after and actually put some bullets in #19 before other two huns sent him down in flames. #19 put a few in my engine, cutting my top speed to 200 knots. Cut engine to avoid fire at low altitude after seeing #7 go up in smoke and tried to set plane down on allied side of mud in hail of bullets and crashed into hillside. Planes upper wing and lower left wing remained intact even after a few strafing passes from the huns. I quickly jumped out of the craft and ran to some near by trees before catching ride back to aero.
The intercept was a perfect one and it seemed like they knew exactly when and where we were going to be. They had alt on us and must have headed for that spot right after takeoff. Never did see them while scanning skies and am assuming they came out of high sun to south before winging over and taking us apart. Very quick mission which lasted all of 20 minutes.
7 Adam Cain
PilotStatus: KIA
Squadron: Escadrille 6me
Aircraft: Strutter
AircraftStatus: destroyed
TimeIn: -1 hour
narrative: Took off from base with #1. Closed up with him and started to climb. We got to nme side of mud and decided to climb to 3k. That's when I heard gunfire! They were on us...lots of em! I ran for our side of the mud but the Strutter wouldn't leave em. #1 pulled in front of me with one on his six. I put a few rounds into the Alb. but #2 caught me on fire before I could do any real damage.
13 Flybert
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 6me
Aircraft: RE8
AircraftStatus: damaged
TimeIn: -1 hour
narrative: Upon entering enemy territory , spotted 2 enemy scouts , who in turn spotted me .. immediately headed back to our lines , but the Alb DVas caught me mid mud ..
With bullets buzzing around , I put my craft down within sight of Belgian village 25 (367).One German craft strafed me once before they left.Unable to restart the RE8 , I proceeded to the village then on to Aire , where a crew was send to retrieve my aerocraft.
I was lucky , in that my flight had taken off late ....I found out later that the remainder of Esc 6 had not returned at all by evening.
War is hell ...
17 Wehner
PilotStatus: KIA
Squadron: Escadrille 6me
Aircraft: RE8
AircraftStatus: destroyed
TimeIn: -1 hour
narrative: Took off with C/O on mission and just as we were start our run got jumped and we turn to return to our side but I could not out run them so I got shot down
Wehner
20 Heinrich
PilotStatus: ok
Squadron: Escadrille 6me
Aircraft: RE8
AircraftStatus: ok
TimeIn: 1 hour+
Claims: Bombed Target 196
narrative: My what a fine flight we were - 3 or 4 R/B's lifted off on schedule. We had a bombing assignment. The RE-8 is a much better aircraft than the be2c - at least one can climb!
Sadly, this one had engine problems. Just east of bridge XXX she began to throw oil. We set her down to save the engine and caught a ride up to XXXXXXXX and grabbed another RE-8 [meched]. We headed out at top speed in a bee's line towards our target. Damned if this one didn't seize up just over NML. We landed and luckily caught an ambulance headed away from the lines back to Leffincklauke. Begged off a THIRD RE-8 and headed east [meched again].
Approached target unimpeded and dropped two right next to buildings. Damage was evident, but when we reached for the confirming camera we realized with disgust that this RE-8 was not equipped for photos. My observer scrambled to get his Kodak out of his kit, but in the process of readying it, broke a rudder cable. We set THIS RE-8 down in NML and scrambled for our side [meched and called it a night].