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Lt. Newell is back in service after a day and a half of medical recuperation.His homecoming is met with an early afternoon offensive patrol to sortie.
Date: 5.4.17
Flight Start: 2:25 P.M.
Weather: Sunny
It wasn't long after my return to the squadron that I was to make my second sortie.We was once again to make an offensive patrol over a rail yard near Lille.We set off before 2:30 with a flight lead again by Captain Parker along with Stuart and Little.It wasn't long over the front till we encountered three Albatros scouts at our right.We turned to fight and immediately we both fired at one another.It was four against three and in short there were individual fights.I had to find my query but so far couldn't find a individual Hun to fight.
Eventually I found a lone Albatros but it was in strong pursuit at one of my men.I couldn't tell how it was but in short I made no haste to stop the Hun.I closed in and despite my constant fire he wouldn't tail off.I saw my wingman lose a wing and in a horrid sight saw him nose over and into an exploding crash.In anger I gave chase to that Hun and put more rounds in him.In short time I've managed to set him alight and he crashed not long after.I only saw one other of my flight still in the air, Captain Parker.There was only one Hun left and we gave chase.Despite being damaged he had quite a bit of fight in him.He several times fired upon the Captain and I try many times to close in.Round after round I fire into him all the while he was hot on his tail and pumping more rounds into Parker.Then all of a sudden the Albatros is set alight and he noses down to a crash.
As we were in our lines and with half of our flight loosed we made back home.Stuart and Little were great men despite my short time knowing them.They were here a little before me but their absence made an effect in the mess and squadron as a whole.We've got word that the Huns we've downed were some of the best on the other side and recommended for commendations.
As it turns out in the mission I managed to down the Richthofen Brothers which kind of puts the fun out the campaign further down
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"Here above us,there is a man twenty meters above the earth,imprisoned in a wooden frame,and defending himself against an invisible danger which he has taken on his own free will.But we are standing below,pushed away,without existence,and looking at this man."
Franz Kafka
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