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Sailor Steve · 04-29-16, 01:52 PM

April 29, 1916

Air War:
0750 Austrian pilot Ernst Kerschischnig and Hungarian observr Johann Frint, in Lloyd C.III 43.60, shoot down an Italian Farman for victory number 1.
(One source places this on April 16th)

Austrian pilot Ludwig Hautzmayer and observer Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg, flying Hansa C.I 26.08 with an unnamed observer, shoots down an Italian bomber. Victory number 2 for Hautzmayer and number 1 for Fiala.

Celtic Sea:
British schooner SV Esmeralda, 99 tons, carrying a load of china clay from Par to Penarth, collides with trawler Jane Ross and sinks. All three crew rescued by Jane Ross.

North Sea:
Victor Dieckmann, commanding UB-27, sinks British coaster SS Teal, 766 tons, bound from Leith to London with an unspecified cargo. His score is now 2 ships and 785 tons. Dieckmann then uses his deck gun to attack British coaster SS Wandle, 889 tons, carrying a load of coal from South Shields to London, but the ship manages to escape.

French naval trawler Saint Corentin, 216 tons, hits a mine laid by Matthias von Schmettow in UC-6 just outside Dunkerque Harbor. Von Schmettow's score is now 36 ships and 47,549 tons.

04-29-16, 01:52 PM	#1497
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	April 29, 1916 Air War: 0750 Austrian pilot Ernst Kerschischnig and Hungarian observr Johann Frint, in Lloyd C.III 43.60, shoot down an Italian Farman for victory number 1. (One source places this on April 16th) Austrian pilot Ludwig Hautzmayer and observer Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg, flying Hansa C.I 26.08 with an unnamed observer, shoots down an Italian bomber. Victory number 2 for Hautzmayer and number 1 for Fiala. Celtic Sea: British schooner SV Esmeralda, 99 tons, carrying a load of china clay from Par to Penarth, collides with trawler Jane Ross and sinks. All three crew rescued by Jane Ross. North Sea: Victor Dieckmann, commanding UB-27, sinks British coaster SS Teal, 766 tons, bound from Leith to London with an unspecified cargo. His score is now 2 ships and 785 tons. Dieckmann then uses his deck gun to attack British coaster SS Wandle, 889 tons, carrying a load of coal from South Shields to London, but the ship manages to escape. French naval trawler Saint Corentin, 216 tons, hits a mine laid by Matthias von Schmettow in UC-6 just outside Dunkerque Harbor. Von Schmettow's score is now 36 ships and 47,549 tons. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 05-04-16 at 07:27 AM.