17 June 2018 - Greg's War

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Monday 17 June 1918 – CBP and Clouds

Greg’s run of counter battery patrols continues. This time, clouds both interfere and provide a refuge. Water in the carburettor was a problem.

Log Book

Date: 17.6.18 
Hour: 8.20 
Machine type: RE8 
No.: E27 
Observer: Lt Roche 
Time: 2 hrs 25 m 
Height: 4300 
Course/Remarks: CBP. Water in carburettor. 
                Engine rough.

Diary

Monday June 17^th.  E27.  Counter Battery Patrol.

Very cloudy.  Climbed up above clouds, very pretty but cold.  Hun machines very active. 

Dived down through clouds and got in a rain storm.  Too dud to get any information.

More on counter battery patrols here:

Counter Battery Patrols and Zone Calls

Header image: Billowing White Cloud by Lynn Greyling. Licence: CC0 Public Domain.