Again for anyone who is interested in the air war free of the mythology:
Udet's 52 Luftseige - 11 Aug 18 - 98 Sqn on bombing mission either D3097 or D1321 both lost to JG I - claims by Udet &
LvR.
#53 12 Aug 18 - SE5 - 40 Sqn either Capt Hind (7 vic) MIA /KIA or Lt Wood POW. Part of a 12 strong 40 Sqn patrol that found themselves below upwards of 50 EA! These dived & zoomed on the SE's until a Camel squadron intervened alowing formation to get back to British lines - the USAS pair of Poler & Landis both making claims against the attackers. I suspect the other SE5 was claimed by Konnecke of Js 5 though type, loc & time details are lacking.
# 54 14 Aug 18 - Bristol - 88 Sqn C852 crew POW following a combat with 11 EA - 2 claims by 88 Sqn crews.
# 55 - 15 Aug 18 - 'Sopwith Camel' - the claim looks to match a combat of 46 Sqn resultng in 3 claims but no loss (possible that a machine may have rtn shot about but not enough to be SOS).
#56 - 16 Aug 18 - 'SPAD' popular Udet literature gives this as S/L Cael POW of Esc 3. It would seem that Cael identified Udet as his victor in a 1919 article in 'Le Vie Aerienne'. That the German pilot had visited him on his hospital bed. Interestingly there were 7 other SPAD claims by German pilots on this date - with Cael, being as far as I know, the only recorded SPAD loss!!! It is worth noting that at exactly the same time & location as Udet's claim (which was well inside the British area of ops) I have it recorded that an 80 Sqn Camel patrol was being harried by two formations of higher flying Fokkers and that one was shot down and crashed by Capt Falkenberg of 84 Sqn who intervened and intercepted one of the Fokkers attempting a dive & zoom attack!!!! No losses to either 80 sqn or 84 Sqn.
# 57 - 21 Aug 18 - 'SE5' Jenseits - possibly Lt Reid of 84 Sqn who FTL OK on this date.
# 58 - 21 Aug 18 - Sopwith or Dolphin - looks to match a combat of 87 Sqn (Dolphins) who recorded a combat with 8 red nosed EA - but without any loss.
# 59 - 'Sopwith Camel' - probably a 2Lt Tupman of 80 Sqn who went missing from a practice flight!
More to follow.
Cheers Russ