Min. of Mun Report on G.134, Albatros D.4422

[charles]

I am trying to locate the Ministry of Munitions Technical Report on G.134, an Albatros D.V with the serial number D.4422/17 forced down 16 Feb 1918 at 11:30 by 2nd Lieut. Percy Jack Clayson of No. 1 Squadron RAF flying in S.E.5a B4881.

RFC Communique 127 states that Clayson “attacked an EA scout flying low over our lines, so dived and fired at close range and the EA went down and turned over in a ploughed field in our lines.”

This was Clayson's first of many confirmed victories. He was flying out of the Asylum Ground in Bailleul.

The German pilot was taken prisoner. He had just joined Jasta 30 three weeks beforehand - his name was Bastgen. Haven't found his first name yet. His aircraft was identified as having a yellow body - this could have been the varnished fuselage - and a diagonal slash - which could have been part of the often-seen black-outlined diamond shape on Jasta 30 aircraft.

Charley