Retarded Kill saved my Life

[Olham]

During a balloon defense, our both flights (Jasta 17 Albatros D.III OAW from Ghistelle) got under attack

by two SPAD VII flights from higher up. After long time flying the D.V, I found it tough to familiarise myself

with less power again, but then I got behind one and shot his top wing off.

Soon after that, I peppered another, who was chasing my flight leader Lt. Schreder.

I hit the SPAD repeatedly, but then my ammunition was out, and I had to leave the battle. My SPAD was

pretty angry and still intact enough to follow me. So I was hedgehoppint home, flying inbetween houses

and trees, and was afraid in wide open fields and meadows, that he might get me. Stepdancing on the

rudder pedals kept him from good lining up, but he didn't seem to loose an inch on me!

 

Still a long way to go - be careful; don't run into something now!

But then I looked behind - and he was gone! I strained my eyes - nothing! He couldn't have turned away;

I would still see a spec. So I turned and flew back a little. And there he was - a pile of metal, wood and

fabric, still smoking! He had nosed in! A cable must have snapped - I had shot him down with delay!

Hoooray!!! I almost fell out of my cockpit from laughing loud!

[Ratatat]

Nice one Olham! One less of those things in my sky!

[Slartibartfast]

Good lesson for us all to remember there Herr Olham... as remember folks this could happen to you...

[RAF_Louvert]

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Olham, I've had that happen as well on a run or two during my months at the OFF front. Lady Luck was flying with you on that one Sir, and she is a fickle fräulein.

 

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[Olham]

Hihi - Fräulein Glück, thank you very much!