willy coppens scored all of his victories from 25 April 18 to 14th october 18. the first ballon victory was 8th may 18.He shot down 3 balloons in one day on 3 occasions and 2 Ballons in one day on
4 different dates.on the 22nd july 18 he shot down 3 balloons in 6 minutes...He lived through the war losing his leg on 14 october 18 as a result of his last battle.
Hardly a flash in the pan!
chris