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26 April, 1916 05:05 morning mission
Senard, Verdun Sector
Escadrille N37
Lieutenant Gaston A. Voscadeaux
18 confirmed kills

They never reached the troop camp north of Chalons. Just as they were crossing the lines they ran into a trio of Fokkers. One of them broke formation and headed for Gaston's flight. They fired at each other head on and then the tail chase commenced. After a while Voscadeaux had him on the ropes and the Boche was quickly running out of sky. Then suddenly Etienne lounged at the Hun and their wings entangled. They both dropped like rocks towards earth near Grandpré. Gaston couldn’t do anything to help. It was over in 3 seconds. He signalled Delbee to form up and they turned back home one pilot less.



26 April, 1916 13:00 afternoon mission
Senard, Verdun Sector
Escadrille N37
Lieutenant Gaston A. Voscadeaux
18 confirmed kills

The ‘B’ flight was sent to patrol enemy front lines over the St. Mihiel salient. They haven’t encountered any enemy machines, or even friendly for that matter. The cloud layer over the patrol area was so thick one could certainly walk on it. The area could be teeming with Boches below them and they wouldn't know it. They’ve returned home empty handed.


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Outstanding airmanship, Fullofit. Excellent throttle control kept you at the right distance, prevented overshooting your prey and, most importantly, kept your wings intact despite significant altitude loss. Good situational awareness and a quiet hand on the trigger too, preserving your precious ammo until you were sure of hits. I salute your skills, sir.

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Thank you Hellshade. That is high praise coming from you. Cheers!


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Le Ministre de la guerre, République Française, wishes to present la Croix de guerre avec palme en bronze to the following individuals:

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Le Président de le République Française wishes to present la Légion d'honneur to the following individual:

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The people of France thank you gentlemen sincerely for your patriotism and your loyal and faithful service.

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Thank you, Lou! Two medals in one day, that’s like shooting two enemy planes on the same mission. Gaston is definitely going to need a longer ribbon for all those palms. And congratulations to Wulfe. Fullard will have a nice surprise once out of the hospital.


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No need for thanks Fullofit, they are well deserved. Congratulations to Gaston!

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No need for thanks Fullofit, they are well deserved. Congratulations to Gaston!

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Well I've managed to catch up here with everyone's adventures, great stuff as always. RL has kept me very busy this last week so I've not had much time to devote to Swanson's travels, but I can give you all a quick overview of what has transpired during the last ten days for the young ace. Here goes:

After the show at Candas, Swany went to see Georgette on his was to St. Omer. He was more than a bit surprised to discover that she had grown tired of waiting for him during his absence and had moved on. The new object of her affection is now one Captain Robert Kettering, another R.F.C. pilot, and who she lovingly calls "Bobb-ee". Ah well, c'est la vie.

At St. Omer, Swany met Lieutenant William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, the man in charge of the pilot's pool there and a stout fellow indeed. He'd been doing flight testing of aircraft for some time at the Depot as he is an exceptional pilot, and he was very keen to talk with Swany when he learned he was the lad who had just flown the Morane so brilliantly against the Eindecker in mock combat down at No.2 AD. The two men hit it off immediately.

Swany crossed over to Dover in a clapped-out Quirk and traveled by train from there to London where he was presented his MC and Bar by King George V. The young Minnesotan was gobsmacked by the whole affair.

After a couple of days banging around London he reported in at Farnborough on the afternoon of the 23rd where he was told that he would be helping to form 70 Squadron, a brand new outfit that would be flying a brand new aeroplane; the Sopwith Strutter. After seeing one of the new buses that was parked in one of the large hangars there Swany was more than impressed with the design and can't wait to get one up in the air, (the aeroplane that is, not the hangar).

Weather has been gawd-awful so flying has been curtailed since his arrival, which has allowed Swany to get settled into his new digs. Yesterday he was told he'd been promoted to Lieutenant, not only because he had earned it, but also in anticipation of him being assigned as one of the new squadron's flight leaders. And this morning a small packet arrived for him from Major Harvey-Kelly, the CO of his old unit. In it was a box containing the Croix de Guerre with Bronze Palm, and a brief note explaining that, on the day of 10 April, when Swanson and Rankin had shot down the Fokker over Albert amid the rain and the AA bursts, the entire go-round had been witnessed by General Émile Fayolle, Commander of the French Sixth Army. Afterwards, the General had made immediate inquiries into who had been responsible for the fine showing of the French plane defeating the Boche scout. When he learned it had been two British airmen from nearby No. 3 Squadron he ordered citations to be sent over and presented to the brave fliers who had so gallantly beaten the enemy above Albert, and given the city's population a much-needed morale boost. By the time the medals had arrived Swany had already left for his new assignment, so the Major had sent his along to Farnborough in hopes it would catch up with him. Swany was gobsmacked yet again.

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Lou, that’s a lot of gobsmacking! Wow! A Strutter! Let the carnage begin. Congrats on the bling. I’m looking forward to see how Swany gets on with his new machine. Hope he won’t regret letting Georgette get away.


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Congratulations to our three medal recipients! Well done.

Aleck is potentially up for an award as well ... chess champion of Recovery Ward 4 (grin). He better get his prize this morning because he is being released today and travelling back to Abeele ...

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Lou, Thank you for your work with the medals for this shindig. Congratulations to the brave young airmen on the receiving end.
Scout, Glad to see you back!

Lt. Mark Jericho
April 27, 1916

Jericho and Griffen were heading to Bertincourt with no escorts! Jericho's new observer, Barrus was fuming. "With all due respect Capt., we might as well cinch up and go. The sooner we get back the better," Jericho said. Barrus replied, "With all due respect Lt. going that far over the lines without an escort is suicide don't you think!"
Jericho turned to the Captain and said, "Could not have said it better myself Sir! Why don't you discuss it with the Major and see if we can call this whole thing off." Barrus turned in a huff and walked to the Morane warming up on the flight line. As Jericho climbed into the Morane he shouted to the Captain, "If you shoot like you did the other day Sir, we don't have anything to worry about!"

The two Morane's took off at 600 hrs. It was a beautiful day. The flight to Bertincourt was uneventful even if the Archie was fairly accurate. They unloaded their eggs over the target and after circling once to assess the damage turned for home. About halfway back Barrus signaled that they were being chased. Jericho was not worried. He had been in this situation many times by now. As Barrus opened up Jericho looked back to see where the Hun was. He was close! Jericho turned just as he heard bullets strike canvas and wood. They entered a turning fight with the green colored Eindecker with Barrus getting a burst when he could. Jericho was doing the best he could to ease toward the lines every chance he got. When the Eindecker would catch up and Barrus opened up on him Jericho would turn into him and then make a quick dash back toward the lines until the Eindecker caught up with them again. Jericho could see the lines ahead but this Hun was persistent! Just when Jericho thought things were going to be ok the engine sputtered and died! the fuel lines had been cut! This was a new situation and Jericho thought fast. How to evade the persistent Hun with no power. He nosed the Morane down as far as he dared to gain speed but still be able to clear the lines. He heard Barrus open up again. Again bullets cut canvas and wood all around the two airmen. Jericho pulled up almost to a stall and the Fokker, coming at full speed zoomed past on their right side. Jericho immediately nosed over again and dove toward the lines. The German trenches passed below them but Jericho knew they would never make it past their own and he started looking for a place to set the Morane down on the muddy moonscape below them. He saw his only likely spot in front of their trenches. Just then the Hun artillery started exploding in front of them! Jericho's mind was a blur with the ground churning up in front of them and Barrus hammering away with his Lewis behind! He turned left, then back to the right and they hit the ground hard. The right wing crunched on the ground and Morane spun around on the ground doing a complete circle but they were in one piece. Jericho unbuckled his straps and started to climb from the machine as dirt from the barrage and machine guns from the German trenches splattered all around them. As he started to leap from the Morane he saw something he will never forget, Barrus still at his gun shooting at the German trenches! He grabbed him by his flying coat and screamed, "Get out of the g@#dam#ed machine you crazy SOB !" They both tumbled from the Morane and dove into the trenches. As they lay there panting Jericho turned to Barrus, "Ill say this for you Captain. You got sand!" Once they both realized they were ok, they started to laugh. "My apologies for calling you a SOB Sir!" said Jericho.

Back at the aerodrome Jericho realized this had been his 100th mission. It was almost his last. Morris, his batman came to him with a letter. It was Camille. "You speak French Morris?" Jericho asked. Morris answered "Yes Sir, some." Jericho handed him the letter, "Can you cipher this for me then?"
Morris took the letter, "Well, she say's here that she very much enjoyed your company and that she hopes you will come and see her again soon. Also she says that the money you gave her has allowed her to stay out of the business and hopes she never has to go back as long as you are in her life" "Thats about it sir." Morris ended. As Jericho thanked him and took the letter back Morris asked, "What business was she in Sir?" Jericho looked at him as said, "None of your business, that's the business she was in.

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April 27, 1916.

Defensive Patrol: Mixed it up with 2 Recon Types a Dock yard punch out. Our 3 a/c section destroyed 1 and drove off the other e/a. The bill was 1 DH2 destroyed + 1 damaged. I got close and and fired bang bang bang then Stop. The gun jammed so pulled off in a right handed cork screw reformed and went home.

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Scout, glad to see Aleck fully recovered. Time to checkmate the Boche.
MFair, that was an exciting battle. I can just imagine Barrus at his Lewis taking shots at the German trenches. I am glad Jericho is keeping in touch with Camille. Unlike a certain Scandinavian hotshot, who left poor Georgette hanging.
Carrick, looks like you’re having your hands full with those two-seaters.


27 April, 1916 05:20 morning mission
Senard, Verdun Sector
Escadrille N37
Lieutenant Gaston A. Voscadeaux
18 confirmed kills

The brass hats decided that it was time to raid the Stenay Spurline rail yard again. The weather was miserable with grey clouds dominating over the entire area and the incessant drizzle deteriorated the visibility to minimum. As one would expect, there was no enemy contact and the attack could proceed without any interruptions. The large storage buildings were riddled repeatedly by volleys from all flight members. There was one casualty. Adj. Delbee was wounded lightly during the attack. He would have to remain grounded until his recovery.

27 April, 1916 13:30 afternoon mission
Senard, Verdun Sector
Escadrille N37
Lieutenant Gaston A. Voscadeaux
18 confirmed kills

The second mission of the day took Gaston and his temporary wingman S. Ltn. Medeville patrolling unfriendly skies over the Brullin Higny aerodrome. This was a dangerous mission, far into enemy territory. The dense clouds obscured most of the view for most of the time. As it was his custom, S. Ltn. Medeville was flying the plane of the pilot currently in the hospital. It felt odd to see Adj. Delbee’s machine in the air. On their arrival over the ‘drome they were greeted warmly by a pair of Fokkers skulking in the clouds. Each French pilot picked one of the Huns as their target. Gaston’s foe had to be a novice as he never made any stunts Voscadeaux was used to. He simply flew straight after some initial maneuvers. Gaston wasn’t the one to look a gift horse in the mouth and proceeded to make a sieve out of the Fokker. The monoplane caught on fire, but Gaston didn’t have time to admire his work as the other Fokker jumped right in front of his machine. Medeville was nowhere to be found. Did the Boche get him? He managed to get on the tail of this second Boche and fired his last bullets. The smoke started to trickle from the Hun, but it wasn’t enough to bring him down. He probably glided safely to the field below, but Gaston wouldn’t know. He was already on his way back home with all of his ammunition freshly expended. When he landed, Medeville was already down, walking around the Nieuport and counting the bullet holes. The riggers better do a good job of patching them before Delbee comes back and finds out.



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Fullofit, how many does that make!? You are knocking them down as fast as Anthony can turn them out.

In all my WOFF days, the last minute of the last mission was about as crazy exciting as it gets. Dead stick, Hun on your tail and no place to land but in the middle of an artillary barrage!


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Originally Posted by MFair
In all my WOFF days, the last minute of the last mission was about as crazy exciting as it gets. Dead stick, Hun on your tail and no place to land but in the middle of an artillary barrage!


Isn't it amazing that after so many years of us flying this sim there are still moments that surprise and out-do all others? Love it!

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Unfortunately I'm not exactly enjoying WOFF right now. The reason is quite simple: everybody at Bertincourt is flying the Fokker E.IV, except Julius, who is stuck with the older E.III! This makes it almost impossible to keep up with the other planes, since they don't usually wait for the slowest machine, and the E.IV is considerably faster than the E.III. The ridiculous thing is that there are unused E.IV's kept in reserve at Bertincourt, while Julius is still forced to fly the crappy E.III. The only way to get access to the E.IV would be to get promoted to a higher rank.

So currently I'm just trying to survive as the runt of the squadron, while hoping for a promotion.

But now for the enjoyable part: reading all your reports while I enjoy a cup or two of hot coffee! reading


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... The only way to get access to the E.IV would be to get promoted to a higher rank...



or use Mission Editor ;-)

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Hasse, that is frustrating. But, with 52 missions under your belt you should be getting that promotion soon!

Scout, yes it is amazing. To fly a sim this long and still have those Wow! moments. As with the last mission, things are happening so fast it does not really hit you until it’s over and your sitting in the cockpit with your hands shaking!


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... The only way to get access to the E.IV would be to get promoted to a higher rank...



or use Mission Editor ;-)


you can also limit the speed on any of the waypoints so that they fly the same speed as your aircraft using the Mission editor. It won't affect any of the aircraft files or data, it just tells them to reduce their speed.

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April 28, 1916.

Airfield Attack: Our section of 3 a/c was covered by 1` a/c Total: 4. The 3 of us made 2 passes ea. I used 2 drums of 303 ammo Damage ? all three a/c had holes made by enemy gunners.

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