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| Ltn. Hans Weiss in his White Fokker DrI |
I've found an ideal historical action to use as a basis for the next scenario I'm writing for Algernon Pulls It Off!. This is a Dawn Patrol themed game, featuring a small number of aircraft flying at least to begin with as formations and using blinds.
The action I'll be basing this on took place on the 3rd April 1918 and involved a dogfight between a patrol of three Sopwith Camels of No.43 Squadron and two Fokker DrI triplanes of an unidentified unit. I'll allocate these to Jasta 11 which was operating in the area at the time and which clashed with No.43 Squadron a few days later.
The RAF pilots were Capt.C.F.King, flight leader, Capt.L.G.Loudon and 2nd Lt.T.O'Niell, with King ranked as a Junior Ace and the other pilots probably Veteran and Regular respectively. The Jasta 11 pilots will be Ltn.H.Weiss, Top Ace, and either Ltn.E.Just or Vzfw.E.Scholtz, both very experienced Veterans, with Scholtz even a potential Junior Ace.
I still need to fill in some gaps but this is looking very promising. In the actual action, the RAF pilots claimed one triplane shot down over Morlancourt but none were reported by the Luftstreitkrafte that day, so it's a bit of a mystery as to the identity of the German unit involved.
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