Tuesday 23 April 1918 – Unsuccessful Photos (Again)

St George’s Day 1918 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 dawned with clear skies, turning overcast through the course of the morning – but no rain or mist.  So the weather was not to blame for the second unsuccessful attempt at photographs, which followed a routine practice flight.  Both flights were in RE8s:

Log book entry
Log book entry
Date: 23.4.18 
Hour: 7.40 
Instructor: – 
Machine type and No.: RE 4968 
Passenger: – 
Time: 40 mins 
Height: 2000 
Course: Aerodrome 
Remarks: Practice. 1 landing.
Date: 23.4.18 
Hour: 10.50 
Instructor: – 
Machine type and No.: RE 5148 
Passenger: – 
Time: 1 hr 5 m 
Height: 2000 
Course: Photos 
Remarks: Unsuccessful

 

Friday 12 April 1918 – Three RE8s and Some Aerial Combat Work

Log book entry

After three days of no flying, Greg had three flights in three different RE8s today with Lt Thomas as instructor, and a taste of aerial combat training in a DH.6:

Log book entry
Log book entry
Date: 12.4.18 
Hour: 2.0 
Instructor: Lt Thomas 
Machine type and No.: RE4462 
Passenger: Self 
Time: 15 min 
Height: 1000 
Course: Aerodrome 
Remarks: Dual. 1 landing.
Date: 12.4.18 
Hour: 2.25 
Instructor: – 
Machine type and No.: RE6632 
Passenger: – 
Time: 40 min 
Height: 2000 
Course: [Aerodrome] 
Remarks: Practice turns. 2 landings.
Date: 12.4.18 
Hour: 3.35 
Instructor: – 
Machine type and No.: DH7672 
Passenger: – 
Time: 1 hr 30 min 
Height: 2000 
Course: [Aerodrome] 
Remarks: Fighting (Offence solo)
Date: 12.4.18 
Hour: 6.30 
Instructor: – 
Machine type and No.: RE4968 
Passenger: – 
Time: 35 min 
Height: 1000 
Course: [Aerodrome] 
Remarks: Landings (five).
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