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6 players, Western Front, SE 5a's vs.
Albatrosses
On November 22, 1917, a pair of SE 5a's took off
through the cold rain and made their way across the front just east of Cambrai, the site of horrific fighting over the past
72 hours. The battle of Cambrai was raging, and both sides has sent their elite units to the area to maintain control of the
skies.
2/Lt's H. D. Arkell and J. Cushny found an entire flight of
ten Albatrosses flying overhead when they emerged from a cloud bank. Four of the Albs dove to the attack, while the other
six maintained altitude and provided top cover.
Arkell's gravity tank was hit after he managed to drive one of the Albatrosses
away. Cushny fared no better, with his SE severely shot up and a wound in his left arm. Both pilots were forced back across
the lines to make landings at an emergency field, with Cushny crashing when his landing gear collapsed.
- November 22, 1917
- 5 squares in German lines
- wind random
- clouds 3,800-4,600 feet
- 4 Albatros DV's at 2,750 feet
- 2 SE 5a's at 2,600 feet
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