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Old 2 March 2009, 08:03 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Detlev Ach View Post
at 4.11.1918 jasta 2 claimed three snipes by one own loss.carl bolle writes in the book "luftstreitkräfte 1914-1918"that they had a hard time against the snipes because of its better rate of climb.is there a snipe-squadron which had that aktion at that day?and i think that jasta 2 fly DVII with mercedes-engine because with the BMW they had better compare.

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See "Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1" by Norman Franks, Osprey, 2002, page 82.
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