Diary October 28, 1916

10-1916, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1916 / 1 minute of reading

The German fighter ace Oswald Boelcke is killed in an emergency landing after an airplane collision, because he was not properly strapped.

World War One Diary for Saturday, October 28, 1916:

Air War

Somme: Captain O Boelcke (40 victories), first great air combat tactician killed, aged 25, in Albatros mid-air collision over Pozieres with Jasta 2 wingman Lieutenant Erwin Boehme during dog-fight in which 8 German fighters down 3 RFC artillery observation aircraft and a Nieuport. One of 12 German aircraft losses in October.

Sea War

Irish Sea: British Donaldson liner Marina (18 lost, including six Americans) sunk without warning by U-boat off Fastnet.

Politics

Anglo-German Agreement to exchange interned civilians over 45 years.
USA: U-boat sinks US SS Lanao off Portugal.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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