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Ahnab · 5 January 2009, 08:54 PM

Thanx for the info Russ. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm new to WW1 aviation and have a lot to learn from you guys.

So if one does the math, that basically means that there were about 2 dozen or so German and almost a similar (if not more) number of Allied aircraft battling for the skies when Voss and 56 Squadron met. I was just wondering if there were any claims made by any side that day during the entire giant furrball. Was Voss the only one shot down at that time & place, or were more victories scored by either side? I'm just trying to get a better picture of what went on that day. Although Voss' fight in itself is a fantastic example of WW1 air combat, the 4 dozen or so aircraft mixing it up sounds more like what I read as a kid about how the skies over France used to be towards the end of the War.

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Ahnab Observer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lahore, Pakistan Posts: 92	Thanx for the info Russ. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm new to WW1 aviation and have a lot to learn from you guys. So if one does the math, that basically means that there were about 2 dozen or so German and almost a similar (if not more) number of Allied aircraft battling for the skies when Voss and 56 Squadron met. I was just wondering if there were any claims made by any side that day during the entire giant furrball. Was Voss the only one shot down at that time & place, or were more victories scored by either side? I'm just trying to get a better picture of what went on that day. Although Voss' fight in itself is a fantastic example of WW1 air combat, the 4 dozen or so aircraft mixing it up sounds more like what I read as a kid about how the skies over France used to be towards the end of the War. __________________ Misfortunes never come alone; say hello to my pair of Spandaus!