Over the Front
2001: Volume 16, Number 1
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A Fokker E.III pilot is about to get a rude awakening by a Sopwith Pup in this painting by Mike Short of Pflugerville, TX. In the Fall of 1916 there still were a few units that had the odd Fokker E.III/E.IV on hand although they were being rapidly replaced by the new D-types. (Halberstadt D.II-III, Fokker D.I-IV, Roland D.I-II, IIa, and Albatros D.I-IIs.) Meeting up with a Sopwith Pup would not have been a pleasant prospect. Any encounter details if known would be welcome. Submitted by Bill Broussard.
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The Odyssey of First Lieutenant Wayne Ball Stephenson, A.S.S.C. by Bob Gill
Gerstner Field, Then and Now by Robert C. Benoit
1st Lt. William Muir Russel by Tom Gaylord
Merely a Problem of Engineering--The U.S. Effort to Develop a Helicopter, 1917-1918 by Dan Barbiero
Early Aircraft Engines by C.G. Mottram
Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitkrä;fte No. 13 Translated by Jan Hayzlett
Monument to Frank Luke Restored by International Coalition by Stephen Sknner
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Over the Front
2001: Volume 16, Number 2
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This lineup of Pfalz D.III aircraft of Jasta 10 is actually a close up of the more famous view seen in the lead article. In this view we see left to right: Ltn.d.R. Rü;denberg's aricraft with the diagonal fuselage stripe followed by Hecht's, unknown, and Bellen's. The oval inset shows a smiling Friedrich Rü;denberg. Also shown is a roster of available Jasta 75 aircraft and a pilot's badge. (Cover design by Aaron Weaver.)
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Leutnant der Reserve Friedrich Rü;denberg by Dov Gavish, Ph.D., and Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D.
Fatalities of German Airmen as a Measure of Relative Air Activity and Victory Claims by Peter A. Fedders
Berlin War Graves ofAirmen Killed in World War I by Jürgen Ladek, Translated by Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D.
Munich Waldfriedhof War Graves of Bavarian Airmen Killed in World War I by Reinhard Kastner, Translated by Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D.
German Airmen Buried in Israil--The World War I Military Cemetery in Nazareth by Dr. Dov Gavis
Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitkräfte No. 14 Tanslated by Jan Hayzlett
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2001: Volume 16, Number 3
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League member Mike O'Neal's depiction of Adj. Henri Renault's SPAD VII (although OTF Art Director Greg Van Wyngarden maintains that Renault's aircraft was actually a SPAD XIII) of Escadrille SPA 86 falling in a power glide to earth after being fatally attacked by Lt. Gregory Blaxland, No. 2 Squadron AFC, flying S.E.5a B571. This incident is further described on pp. 215-219.
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The History of Gruppe de Combat 14 by Frank W. Bailey and Alan L. Roesler
Gilbert Jerome: A Victorian Gentlman in a Modern War by Debbie Rossi
The Legacy of a Screaming Eagle by John G. Joern, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.)
NachrichtenBlatt der Luftstreitkrafte No. 15 translated by Jan Hayzlett
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In Memoriam: George Evans
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2001: Volume 16, Number 4
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Two Fokker D.VIIs of Jasta 8 on the prowl. The red/white striped aircraft is that of Staffelfü;hrer Ltn. Werner Junck. (Courtesy of Jay Thompson.)
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Canadian Nationalism by Debbi Rossi
Fatal Accidents in Bavarian Aviation Training Centers by Reinhard Kastner
Malaula Part II: Julius Buckler in the Middle of 1917 Translated by Adam Wait and Edited by Al Zakrzewski
The Making of a Dunkirk Aviator--Ensign James Hentry O'Brien, USNRF by Richard T. Whistler
Nachrichtenblatt der Luftstreitkräfte No. 16 Translated by Jan Hayzlett
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Index of Volume 16