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Combats in the Air

Squadron : No. 8 Naval Type and No. of Aeroplane : Sopwith Triplane Armament : Vickers Gun Observer : ----------- Locality : ACHEVILLE	Date : 26th June, 1917 Time : 6-15 p.m. Duty : Special Mission
Remarks on hostile machine : - Type, armament, speed, etc D.F.W Aviatik --- Narrative --- On seeing E.A. from Aerodrome I was sent up to engage it. I met E.A. East of St Eloi and attacked it head-on from a little below. I then did a roll which brought me out about 20 yards behind and going in same direction as E.A. I fired a burst of about 20 rounds and E.A. then stalled and fell over on it's back and did a flat spin down. E.A. then caught fire and one man jumped out. Later I saw another man crawling along the fuselage, trying to get on the bottom ( machine was still upside down ) so I fired at him and he fell off. The machine crashed about 1 mile East of Acheville.
	(sgd)R.A. Little Flight Lieut. A.R.Arnold Flight Commander. R.N. For Squadron Commander

This victory is recorded in "Above the Trenches" as victory number 23, C aircraft East of Lens for Robert Little. Above the Trenches also records this victory as possibly being the crew of Gefr. E. Bittorf/Lt P. Schweizer who were killed near Lens on this day.

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