Friday 16 August 1918 – Dud CBP, One Hun Seen

Fresh from his unscheduled awayday at Paris-Plage yesterday, Greg is down for a morning counter-battery patrol.  But heavy mist precludes a successful outing.  He sees one Hun.

Log Book

Log BookLog Book

Date: 16.8.18 
Time: 9.30 
Rounds Lewis: 100 
Rounds Vickers: 150 
Bombs: 4 
Time on RE8s: 130 hrs 35 mins 
RE8: E27 
Observer: Lt Hodgson 
Time:  2 hrs 10 mins 
Height: 5000 
Course/Remarks: C.B.P. Dud.  Mist.  One hun.

Diary

Diary

Friday Aug 16th.  C.B.P. Heavy mist.  Dud – one hun seen.

Heavy Mist

The poor weather doesn’t stop them firing off 250 rounds, between the Lewis and Vickers guns, and dropping four bombs.  But we don’t know to what effect.

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