The great offensive was surging ahead on the ground and in the air. 100 years ago today Captain Richthofen shot a triple.
Victory # 71 Mar. 27, 1918, Ancre, N. E. of Aveleux; Sopwith 1; H. W. Ransom (officer), killed.
Victory # 72 Mar. 27, 1918, near Foucaucourt; Bristol Fighter 2; Captain K. R. Kirkham, pilot, and Captain J. H. Hedley, observer, both made prisoner.
Victory # 73 Mar. 27, 1918, N. of Chuignolles; Bristol Fighter 2; Captain H. R. Child, pilot, alone, killed.
What a pilot!
Victory # 71 Mar. 27, 1918, Ancre, N. E. of Aveleux; Sopwith 1; H. W. Ransom (officer), killed.
Victory # 72 Mar. 27, 1918, near Foucaucourt; Bristol Fighter 2; Captain K. R. Kirkham, pilot, and Captain J. H. Hedley, observer, both made prisoner.
Victory # 73 Mar. 27, 1918, N. of Chuignolles; Bristol Fighter 2; Captain H. R. Child, pilot, alone, killed.
What a pilot!
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