Fullofit, don't sell yourself short on your writing, it is first rate stuff.
Yes, the Capitaine was lucky despite having seen that the rear gunner suffered a jam after their initial engagement. Allard took advantage of the situation and came in close for his next pass which was successful as it sent the Roland down, but the Hun gunner managed to get the jam cleared and got some shots off at the last second. That's when the engine on the Nieup started coughing and rattling.
Glad you like the livery on Tremblay's mount. The cowl took some time to sort out as did the stripes on the wing due to the wrap distortions inherent in the OFF/WOFF models.
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