June 6, 1916
Air War:
Austrian pilot Vizefeldwebel Kurt Gruber, flying two-seat Albatros B.I 22.30 with no observer, forces a Russian Morane parasol two-seater to land, resulting in victory number 3 and the Gold Bravery Medal, the highest award for an Austro-Hungarian non-commissioned officer.
Barents Sea:
American freighter SS Carolyn, 2,241 tons, runs aground near the Finish-Russian border.
Mozambique:
Repairs completed, FM Trent again takes HMS Mersey in tow and departs Lornco Marques harbour.
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“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
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