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Originally Posted by DEM
His plane was damaged by a British fighter in March 1917 (I've forgotten the exact date) and he was forced down, unhurt.
And Udet tells a story in his autobiography of seeing MvR's triplane being hit by ground fire in March 1918 as he strafed British troops immediately after shooting down a Camel.
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all true. there were also many times where his aircraft also had problems, especially with the fabric running, mechanical failure, etc. need to pull up a few books for exact information.