USAS vs Jasta Boelcke
The Germans mission was to strafe and do as much damage to the USAS aerodrome as possible.
Some of Jasta Boelcke on their approach to Entente territory.
USAU N28s on their way back from the front.
Part of the USAS airfield installations.
A pair of Dr1s start to strafe the defenses.
Returning N28s don’t like what they see and try to get into position to attack the intruders.
Ground fire, a scout pilot's bane, puts up some stiff resistance, setting Baumer on fire.
Even though on fire, Baumer stays the course and shoots into a group of hangars.
The N28s are almost in position, just a bit too high to intervene.
The USAS pilots finally get into range and send streams of lead into the Dr1s below.
Baumer’s triplane cannot take it and plummets to the defensive trenches below.
Now Frommherz has his hands full, Clever maneuvering gets him so close the USAS boys can’t shoot at him while he clears a jam. (one N28 is also jammed)
Frommherz breathes a sigh of relief as the jam is finally cleared but then takes a round from behind.
Another bit of good luck for Fromherz as the N28’s gun jams. He climbs to add to the N28’s pilot’s difficulties hunting him down.
Fromherz is relieved that Papenmeyer joins in the fray. Groundfire quickly smoke Papenmeyer.
The deadly groundfire wounds Frommherz for a second time. He spirals to the ground behind some hangars.
Plange joins in and gets on the tail of the Americans. They quickly break away as best they can.
Bolle is a bit late to the party but his presence is immediately felt. USAS #6 has to flee out of the action.
Plange thinks he has thrown off USAS #5 but the nimble N28 sharply turns and finishes off the triplane.
Loffler quickly is smoked within minutes of joining the party.
Bolle (2) thinks he has position on the American but quickly the tide is turned.
The action swirls around one point in the sky, bullets flying in all directions.
Four close in, one does not make it out.
Quickly an American is downed.
Ugh! Another fire for Bolle!
Once again the hunter becomes the hunted.
The airfield takes a great amount of damage but at a heavy price for Jasta Boelcke.
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