Things were moving fast on the penultimate day. B Flight was fully engaged in reconnaissance, and then message dropping with the latest information. But they had to see the C.O. or the Battalion Intelligence Officer before going up. Greg and Lt. Bett had the first flight of the day.
Log Book
Date: 10.11.18 Time Out: 6.15 Rounds Fired – Lewis: 200 Rounds Fired – Vickers: - Bombs: 4 Time on RE8s: 190 hrs 30 mins RE8: 2517 Observer: Bett War Flying: 1 hrs 45 mins Height: 3000 Course/Remarks: Reconn. Successful.
Allied forces were keeping up the pressure on the retreating German forces. The Lewis gun was firing, and bombs were dropping from Greg’s aircraft. But, for him, this was the last use of weaponry.
B Flight Orders
B FLIGHT ORDERS FOR 10.11.1918 2517 0600 Lt Gregory Lt Bett Reconn: Bombs 4559 0900 Lt Sewell Lt Whittles – do – 2872 1200 Lt Bon Capt Gordon – do – 2707 1500 Lt Wallington Lt Paton – do – 2500 0930 Lt Judd Sandbags MARQUISE. 2924 To be ready at 10.30. All Pilots to report to the C.O. [Commanding Officer] or B.I.O. [Battalion Intelligence Officer] before going up. All machines when coming home are to drop a message at Divisions giving position of the Hun front line troops, M.G.s etc. The same message to be dropped to our advanced troops. C.E. Gregory, Lt for O.C. B Flight
The position of the front line was changing rapidly. In 24 hours it advanced 17 miles (27 km) from Tournai to just east of Ath:
Lt Judd was nor part of the main action, though. He was detailed to take RE8 2500 to Marquise, where No. 1 ASD was now based, as explained in the post for 3 June 1918.