Over the Front
1999: Volume 14, Number 1
Cover Art
A candidate for the title of 'Best WWI Fighter' was the Nieuport 28. The late-model Nieuport became the standard mount of the first USAS single-seat squadrons to make it to the Western Front and figured in many an American ace's early victories. In this painting by nationally renowned aviation artist, Ron Grinnell, the USAS's first ace, Douglas Campbell, scores his all-important fifth victory. (Courtesy American Aces Fighter Association.)
Table of Contents
Features
German Navy Seaplane Serial Numbers and Classification Codes by Peter M. Grosz
The Austro-Hungarian Aviation Service: A Lecture to a Military Leadership Course on the Italian Front by Dieter H.M. Gröschel
The German Air Effort and the Central Powers Romanian Campaign Phase I, The Fluid Phase: August 1916-January 1917 by Peter A. Fedders
An Unknown War Theatre: Russian Naval Aviation in the Caspian Sea in 1918 by Andrei Alexandrov and August. G. Blume
The Best World War I Fighter by Jack McCracken
Cleaning Up and Going Home by Stephen Miller
Nachrichtenblat der Luftstreitkräfte by Janice L. Hayzlett and Peter Kilduff
A League of Modelers by Jim Wallace
Departments
Between the Lines
The Mike Carr Student Writing Contest | January 1999 Seminar of the American Branch of the Western Front Association
Mentioned in Dispatches
Members' Research | Errata | Addenda
Between the Bookends
The Jasta War Chronology | Medal of Honor Aviators of World War One | The Storks--The Story of France's Elite Fighter Groupe De Combat 12 | AIRCO DH9--Windsock Datafile No. 72 | Moorsele--eè'n Dorp, Twee Vliegvelden | The Development of Military Night Aviation to 1919 | The Great War at Home and Abroad: The World War I Diaries and Letters of W. Stull Holt
Over the Front
1999: Volume 14, Number 2
Cover Art
The Breguet XIV, which came in both reconnaissance and bomber versions, was one of several French designs purchased during 1918 for General Pershing's war-time Air Service. This fine study by artist and League member, Bill Marsalko, showcases the 96th Aero Squadron's successful crew, Captain David Young and Lt. Samuel Lunt.
Table of Contents
Features
A Lucky Break: Major Henry D. Williams--17 and 7 Squadrons, RFC by Peter Chapman
Flying in the Great War: Rx for Misery by Col. Steven A. Ruffin, USAF
Where Did Richthofen Force Land on 6 July 1917, A Visit to La Montagne (Wervicq-Sud) by Dick Decuypere
Creating General Pershing's War-Time Air Service, Part II by Tom Gaylord
Nachrichtenblat der Luftstreitkräfte by Janice L. Hayzlett and Peter Kilduff
Departments
Between the Lines
Financials
Mentioned in Dispatches
Change of Command | A Member's Dilemma | Errata? | Member's Request for Identification | The Column Editor Sounds Off | Whatever Happened to the Contents of the Richthofen Museum? | More Errata and Some Addenda | The A.E. Ferko collection University of Texas at Dallas | Another Request for Help
Between the Bookends
Von Pionier Tot Luchtridder | Luchtoorlog Boven West-Vlaanderen 1914-1918 | Naval Aviation in the First World War | Bristol Fighter Volume 2, Windosck Datafile Special | Friedrichshafen FF 33E--Windsock Datafile No. 73 | A Grandstand Seat--The American Balloon Service in World War I | The Illustrated Red Baron: The Life and Times of Manfred von Richthofen | French Aeroplanes Before the Great War
In Memoriam
Carl R. Swanson
Over the Front
1999: Volume 14, Number 3
Cover Art
Mike O'Neal created this painting to compliment the beginning article on Madison, New Jersey's own Kenneth Unger. Unger flew Sopwith Camels with No. 210 Squadron, RAF. He frequently tangled with the aggressive pilots of Jasta 7, here going after Jastafuehrer Josef Jacobs who was flying his black Fokker triplane.
Table of Contents
Features
Madison Ace - Lt. Kenneth Unger 210 Squadron, RAF by Michael O'Neal
Author and artist Michael O'Neal introduces New Jersey fighter pilot Kenneth Unger, who flew Sopwith Camels with the RAF in 1918.
German Navy Landplane Serial Numbers by Peter M. Grosz
Peter M. Grosz presents a description and accurate list of all German naval landplane numbers
allocated in the years 1914 to 1916 for reference purposes to assist
in identifying naval landplanes in war diaries, photographs and documents.
"My Last Time at the Front, July-August 1918" by Jan Hayzlett
Jan Hayzlett provides this translation of an account by Lother Freiherr von Richthofen of his last stint at the front.
ERNEST E. KESLING Army of Occupation Pilot by Noel C. Sirley
Interviewed by Noel C. Shirley, Kesling gives an account of his service in the Army of Occupation in Germany. Well illustrated!
The Albatros D.V/D.Va-A Photo Essay by Greg VanWyngarden
Greg VanWyngarden takes a look at some interesting markings and details of Germany's most numerous fighter, the Albatros D.V/Va series fighter.
Nachrichtenblatt by Jan Hayzlett
Jan Hayzlett, assisted by Peter Kilduff, provides a translation of this, the third installment, of the official German Aviation communiques.
Departments
Between the Lines
League President's message
Between the Bookends
First to the Front | Fokker Fighters DI-IV | F.E.8 Windsock Data File | Above Flanders' Fields | Bayerische Flieger im Hochgebirge
Mentioned in Dispatches
More Information Needed | Front Cover Draws Response | Debate Goes On | Boelcke Revisited | A Challege... Fokker D.VIIs | Belated Credit | "i.Kr" vs. "i.Kr.
Over the Front
1999: Volume 14, Number 4
Cover Art
The German Gotha G.III bomber was used on the Western Front with good results. This particular Gotha, No. 547, fell into Allied hands in the St. Michel sector. The Frenchman who forced the plane down was none other than Georges Guynemer. He is shown here, in this painting by Bill Marsalko, motioning to the crew of the Gotha which is experiencing mechanical difficulties. The Gotha landed on French soil and was later examined by the French military. Note that Guynemer's Nieuport is armed with Le Prieur rockets on its interplane struts.
Table of Contents
Features
La Chronologie De L'Escadrille Les "Cigognes" by General Antonin Brocard
Ernest Benway a.k.a. Leo Benoit of the Lafayette Flying Corps by Dennis Gordon
"Nobody Thought to Give Him a Medal" by Stephen M. Ritz and Dr. Patrick McClellan
Dutch Military Aircraft: 1910-1920 by Johan G.H. Visser
Alfred Austell Cunningham: Father of Marine Corps Aviation by Greg Malandrino
Departments
Between the Lines
Pensacola! | Membership List | The Verville Fellowship | Credit Cards | Always a Gentleman, and Now an Officer!
Mentioned in Dispatches
Steve Lawson Gives | Steve Lawson Gets | Addenda | The Ireland vs. England and Australia Match Continues | Information Please | Errata | More on the Meaning of the German Notation "i.Kr." | The League's Financial and Membership Status questioned | Treasurer Martin Goldenberg Replies to Member Blume
Between the Bookends
Aviation Awards of Imperial Germany in World War I and the Men Who Earned them, Volume VI - The Aviation Awards of the Grand Duchies of Baden and Oldenburg | Frank Luke: The September Rampage | Windsock International Vol. 15, No. 5 | The Camel Drivers | WWI British AeroPlane Propellers | The Digital Bookshelf | The Royal Naval Air Service (Images of Aviation Series)
In Memoriam
Phillip M. Flammer