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Originally Posted by Ahnab
Frankly, I think Voss was a very sharp and prudent pilot and was most certainly aware that he was getting low on fuel too, and would have definitely tried to get away before his engine died out.
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Well, Voss actually had several chances during the fight to escape, but he didn't. I personally think he got greedy with his victory tally (or caught up in the thrill of the fight). If he did manage to take out some or all of McCudden's group, he could have equaled or pulled ahead of MvR in his victory tally.
When Voss' triplane went down, after he'd been sprayed with Rhys-Davids' burst of fire, it's engine stuttered and eventually stopped. I have two theories on this:
Voss shut it off in an attempt to glide down to land, unfortunately losing consciousness before he could land.
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It simply ran out of fuel as Voss lost consciousness and pressed against the control stick, which put it into the dive.
What was the condition of Voss' body after it was recovered? I should imagine it being like a shapeless sack of gore given the speed at which his machine crashed.