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the french squadron Sop 123 (part of GB4 based at Ochey) was using a mixt of 1 and 2 seater (1B and 2B) both were used as bomber
the 17 august 17 a raid of 8 planes (I have different source one give 8 two seater and 1 one seater and other 7 two seater and 1 one seater) was lauched against Fribourg train station. During that rair the single seat plane was a bomber and not a fighter in fact the two seaters were the one doing air fighting and it is possible that the single seat soptwith was unarmed.
An heavy fight occured during the raid and sop123 claimed 2 victories for the losse of a single plane. the french victime was the plane of Adj Maneval (pilot Kia) and Cpl Gaillard (Gunner Kia?) the winner was Vfw Hilze (spelling ?) of Kest 4. If you have any imformation (the plane Hilze was flying) the lost and claim of Kest4 ...
By the way just to be sure a Kest was a unit in charge of air defence of a certain sector (in 1917)
Gregoire
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Grégoire
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