Rogier

Esc5 lead signaled engine trouble and started to head back to base. He waved us off to continue patrol. It must have been water in his lines because he soon rejoined us with the problem corrected. We proceed to exit point and picked up our recon departing enemy territory and escorted them across our lines. Esc1 and Esc5 resumed a barrage patral of the front. With negative contacts.

We returned to base and debriefed when Esc5 lead pointed out several contacts shinning in the afternoon soon just south of Ypres. He spotted them while in route back to us and just made note of it for future reference. We took back to the air and again flew our assinged barrage patrol route with negative results. We did spot some enemy planes setting on a field but just departed for home.

End Report
McQuerry Out!

Deep into the patrol, near a hun base McQ and Colt seemed to spot something low. They dove down and I spotted 2 low cons. No shooting took place when our 2 spads got within range so I assumed they were friendly recons. We proceeded out to the mud and our lines and then began heading south. I was about to give up hope of seeing anything this patrol when east of me out over the mud I spotted 4 maybe 5 very distant cons co-alt with me, perhaps slightly lower.

I dove over to Fergie to signal my contact and then looked for the huns again. I could still see them now slightly northeast of us, but they soon vanished from view. We headed back home and much to my surprise I was the only one who saw the cons. I wonder if I need my eyes checked for black spots on them hehe.

Second Patrol we covered the same ground and with no sightings at all we headed home. All were dissappointed with the lack of action on the day.

Flint

Wehner