Olham 164 Posted April 15, 2014 Jasta 17 had to transfer westwards, from Metz-Frescaty in the Verdun sector to St.Quentin-le-Petitin the Marne region. A flight of 160 kilometers, which could be done in 1 hour.I took off last, but managed to catch up with other fliers on the way. My Albatros D.II was runningso fine despite the bad weather, and I caught up with the group of Strasser, Buckler and Träger.But they all flew too high, through the grey clouds - I needed to see the ground and some landmarks.I was really happy, when I recognised Rethel north of the river Aisne - from here it was only a shortway to our new field. The rain and snow drizzle had something good - enemy fighters would have hardlyspotted our small transfer groups.So now I'm at the Aisne front - I wonder what the future will bring for us...I made this transfer flight in real time, and though there was no combat action at all, and although the weather was rather dreadful, I enjoyed finding my way. Thank you, Winder, for the wonderful landscapes! They even look great when the weather is bad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldric 42 Posted April 17, 2014 Nice series of pics, Olham. Nasty weather for sure. Kind regards, Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted April 17, 2014 Yeah, that was end of February, I think. Meanwhile I'm in April (after a hospital break of two weeks) - and it's still often bad. Hoping for real spring! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
