OTTBE Mission 13--Unlucky for Somme - May 5th 1918
Lt. Richard Forbes:
Gentlemen we have received word that 2Lt. Callahan survived his misfortune and is currently being held prisoner by the Huns.
For you new guys 2Lt. Callahan was our units leading Ace. Now that designation falls to Lt. Kilpatrick.
I cannot stress how important it is to keep looking all directions while you are airborne. You new guys stick close to your lead.
2Lt. Reeves you will be on my wing. 2Lt. Farr you will fly with 2Lt. Hamlett. 2Lt. Livingston you are paired with Lt. Kilpatrick.
Gentlemen, if I'm not mistaken we have a couple of Birthdays today, 2Lt. Stanley Livingston and 2Lt. Winklebleck front and center.
Pilots: Singing Happy Birthday.
Lt. Forbes:2Lt. Livingston hopefully you will get a nice birthday present today by shooting down a Hun.
Good hunting Gentlemen!
Eagles Nest
3 May 1918
Ltn. Lars Andersen:
Gentlemen, we are currently short on able bodied men. Since you three just flew in three of the new Fokker aeroplanes you are temporarily assigned to this unit.
You will be assigned quarters and a veteran pilot to fly as his wingman. Learn all you can from your lead pilot. Once the mechanics check out the new planes we will go up as a group and shake the bugs out.
Lt. Richard Forbes:
To Uncle:
What follows is a report on the Mutts actions vs. the Kaiser's Eagles on 5 May 1918 0730 hours.
The Mutts, myself, Lt. James Kilpatrick, 2Lts. Rodger Hamlett, Stanley Livingston, Joseph Farr, and Matthew Reeves took off, paired up and headed for NML for a full force morning patrol. 2Lt. Farr fired a short burst to let us know we had company behind us at about 4 o'clock, about our altitude, and they were coming fast.
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We came around to the right to meet them.
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2Lt. Farr (4SMK) got off the first shots at a Candy Striped plane (1). He was shot by a White plane causing heavy damage and SMOKE.
2Lt. Reeves took a shot at a Blue plane (5) doing heavy damage to it.
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After that all Hell broke loose. Kites were everywhere, some even running into each other, things were so close.
2Lt. Livingston took a shot as t a Candy Striped plane (EXP, 1NR) causing it to explode and fall to Earth. As the same kite fired at 2Lt. Hamlett (2,3) doing significant damage.
Kill 2Lt. Livingston *see editors note below.
A White Hun (4smk) and a Candy Striped (2) one collided.
A Blue Hun and 2Lt. Reeves collided doing no damage to either plane.
I took a shot at the lead Blue Hun (1).
We were turning and taking shots where we could without hitting our own planes.
A White Hun took a shot at Lt. Kilpatrick (0,3P) doing damage causing what later turn out to be a splinter in the right cheek. 2Lt. Livingston took a shot at another Candy Striped Hun (4,1NR) doing heavy damage as it shot at 2Lt. Hamlett (4,1NL) doing similar damage.
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Lt. Kilpatrick took a shot at a White Hun (1NL,0GJ) doing minimal damage before his guns went silent.
A Candy Striped Hun took a shot at Lt. Kilpatrick (3P,2GJ) causing him to blackout and fall to the ground below. (2 pilot wounds)
Kill Vzfwbl Otto Albrecht
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2Lt. Livingston got on the tail of one of the White Hun (2NL) kites.
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As the White Huns did a reversal 2Lt. Livingston shot the White Hun (2NR) on the right.
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One of the Blue Hun took a shot at 2Lt. Farr (3) doing moderate damage.
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*Editors Note:
2Lt. Stanley Livingston has 2 Kills on his first shot, both by EXP. The first in the Lost Little Lambs Mission and now this one. I just thought that was interesting.
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for his fine efforts & 2 victories first time out, 
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