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Auction: 24111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 882

A Great War Combat Report of Lieutenant M. L. Campbell, United States Air Service

Combats in the Air Report, signed and dated for 14th August 1918, flying Camel D - 1941 in search of Fokker Biplane Time:- 11-25am Locality:- Bruges, at a height of 14,000ft.

While accompanying bombers over Bruges at about 11:30 we were attacked by formation of E.A. from above. I attacked one E.A. firing about 50 rounds into him, shortest range about 50ft. E.A. went over on his back and I did not see him again. Got two No.3 stoppages just before E.A. went down. While trying to remedy stoppages two E.A. attacked me. They followed me from Bruges, west to the lines firing a large number of rounds. Crossed lines just off the ground where I got considerable machine gun fire.

While on same patrol saw Lt. Campbell attack and directly after saw an E.A. falling on back in slow spiral.

While on same patrol saw an E.A. falling on back in a slow spiral after being attacked by one of our machines.

Pilots of 211 Squadron saw two E.A. shot down and crashed by Camels, of which this was probably one small punch hole, otherwise very fine

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