Over the Front
2002: Volume 17, Number 1
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Kiffin Rockewell Saves An Ally by the late Robert Carlin (1971). While flying deep in Germany in late summer, 1916, Rockwell found a French Voisin being shot to rags by an Albatross D.II. The surprised German lost the battle and the grateful Frenchman, Lt. Martin du Clausonne, followed Rockwell to his Lafayette Escadrille base to personally thank him. Rockwell never received credit for the victory and was killed a short time later. Claussone died in Paris in Mary 1968.
Table of Contents
Features
The Making of a Dunkirk Aviator, Part
II—Ensign James Henry O'Brien, USNRF by Richard T.
Whistler
Paul & AugustThayer Iaccaci—American
Aces of No. 20 Squadron RFC/RAF by Dennis Gordon
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First to Fall—George Herbert Manley, USN
by Michael O'Neal
James Norman Hall—The Great Adventurer
(Part II) by Tom Walden
Tom Walden illustrates the life
of James Norman Hall as told through many of his private
correspondences.
Myths and Mysteries f the Great War in the Air
by O'Brien Brown
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Departments
Between the Lines
In Memorium: Neal W. O'Connor
In Memorium: Robert E. Carlin
Between the Bookends:
Deutsche
Luftkriegsgeschichte 1914-1918 Aus der Chronik der Jagdstaffel 32
| René Dorme and
Joseph Guiget, The Air War of Two Aces | Wings Over Cape Cod, The
Chatham Naval Air Station 1917-1922
Mentioned in Dispatches:
The Frech
Correction | French Correction II | Contact! | A Frank Discussion|
Case of the Missing Captions
Over the Front
2002: Volume 17, Number 2
Cover Art
Technical Illustrator Mark Miller provides this realistic scene of three Albatros D.V fighters of Jasta 26 as they begin their dive to attack an unseen adversary. Mark goes to tremendous lengths to accurately create his 3-D illustrations. See rear cover for realistic profile views of these aircraft and detail notes. (Courtesy of Mark Miller.)
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Features
Lt. Camillo Viglino--Italian Air Force by Camilla Viglino Hurwitz & Victor Viglino
An excerpt from the English translation of Ten. Camillo Viglino's memoirs first published in Italian in 1934. Viglino describes his experiences while undergoing pilot training at Malpensa, 1915.
Flying in the Great War: Rx for Misery (Part II) by Col. Steven A. Ruffin, USAF
Col. Ruffin continues his overview of the medical, physiological and psychological aspects of combat flying during WWI.
A Retrospective View of Ltn. Erwin Bö;hme (Part III) by Dr.Ing. Niedermeyer
The continuing story of Ltn. Erwin Bö;hme as told through his letters and other memorabilia. Well illustrated.
James Norman Hall--The Great Adventurer (Part III) by Tom Walden
Tom Walden again treats us to a private look at the life of James Norman Hall as told through many of his private correspondences.
The Past Lives On by Col. Steven A. Ruffin, USAF
A short tribute to two of the last few remaining airmen of WWI, William R. Crooks and Lt. Col. John T. Potts.
A Groundcrewman's Perspective by Fenando Llamas, Alan Toelle & Aaron Weaver
A brief photo essay of the 25th Aero Squadron, USAS via the Stephen White album.
Departments
Between the Lines
Between the Bookends:
World War One Posters | Sopwith B.1 & T.1 Cuckoo, Fokker E.I/II, Fokker E.III, Fokker D.VIII Windsock Datafiles, Windsock International | Aircraft of the Aces No. 33 Nieuport Aces of WWI | Kusch Adam der Vogelmann | Airfields & Airmen--Somme | Mother of Eagles | Sharks Among Minnows
Mentioned in Dispatches:
A Model Report | Knowledge is Blume-ing in Washington
Over the Front
2002: Volume 17, Number 3
Cover Art
This evocative scene of two Fokker D.VIIs of Jasta 34b attacking a tank was painted by noted Bavarian fighter ace Rudolf Stark. Besides being an accomplished pilot and Jasta commander, Stark was a gifted writer and artist whose paintings, though done some years after WWI, faithfully record his impressions of his own expereinces and those of other Bavarian airmen. This work illustrates the aircraft of Obltn. Robert Ritter von Greim (at left, with two red bands on the whitish-silver fuselage) and Vzfw. Johan Pü;tz (with two green bands as personal insignia) as they assault British tanks on 23 August 1918. After the war, Greim would write about this action as part of his article "During the Defensive Battle on the Somme," which has been translated by O'Brien Browne and is presented in this issue. (Curtesy of Bayerisches Armeemuseum and O'Brien Browne)
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Features
A Man for Sonderfilme: Rudolf Windisch by Hannes Tä;ger
The wartime career of Dresden born Friedrich Otto Rudolf Windisch who progressed from willing participant in daring 'Sonderfilme' (special films) on the Russian Front to commanding officer of Jasta 66. Special Note: the back cover of this issue displays profiles of 4 of Windisch's planes by Robert Pearson.
The Schmetterling Farm: FA 300 "Pascha" at Samakh by Dov Gavish
A descripton of the interactions between the German personnel of Flieger Abteilung 300 and the nearby Jewish settlement of Samakh in Palestine. Profusely illustrated.
During the Defensive Battle on the Somme by Hptm.a.D Robert Ritter von Greim
From the diary of Bavarian Jagdstaffel 34. Originally published as Wä;hrend der Abwehrschlacht an der Somme in the anthology 'In der Luft unbesiegt', edited by Georg Paul Neumann Mü;nich: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1923, pp. 201-209. Translated by O'Brien Brown, line art by the late George Evans.
A Snapshot of Boelcke by Lance Bronnenkant
A side-by-side comparision of a contemporary newspaper article about Boelcke by Herbert Bayard Swope and a chapter from a later book published by the same author.
Further Glimpses of Boelcke by Greg Van Wyngarden and Aaron Weaver
A photographic retrospective of the famed airfighter.
Departments
Between the Lines
Mentioned in Dispatches:
Between the Bookends:
The French Air Service War Chronology | Hanriot HD.1/HD.2 | Albatros B.II | Fokker D.VII Anthology 3 | Windsock International Vol. 18, Nos. 2 & 3 | The Many Deaths of The Red Baron: The Richthofen Controversy 1918-2000 | Opel Military Vehicles 1906-1956 | The Making of Billy Bishop: The First World War Exploits of Billy Bishop, VC | Pfalz Aircraft of World War I | Classic Fighters Marborough 2001 | Official History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914-18 Maps
In Memoriam: Dr. James J. Parks
Over the Front
2002: Volume 17, Number 4
Cover Art
"Last Minute Checks" by the late George R. Evans depicts Leutnant der Reserve Hanns-Gerd Rabe, an observer, looking at a map of the 6. Armee Sector to be reconnoitered before setting out in Hannover Cl.IIIa 2714/18 from Flieger-Abteilung (A) 253's airfield at Pont `a Marque, France in the summer of 1918. A young enlisted man steadies the map for Rabe with his left hand while hanging on to his cap with his right, as the pilot, Feldwebel Peter Johannnes prepares to climb into the cockpit of the aircraft, which bears Rabe's "Wandervogel" (bird of passage) personal marking.
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Features
Comments & Reminiscences, Flying as an Observer in Flieger-Abteilung (A) 253 by Hanns-Gerd Rabe
Rabe flew more than 160 combat missions. In this article he describes three of them as well as his views on the importance of the aerial observer during the the Great War.
Ltn. d.R. Julius Bender, A Badener in Jagdstaffeln 10 & 4 by Peter Kilduff
Julius Bender, a little known Bavarian pilot, collected photographs during his tours of duty with JG 1. Many of the photos are presented here for the first time. Appended to the photo essay is a personnel roster of Jagdstaffel 4.
German Flak in World War I by Gunnar S..oderbaum & Dr. Hannes T..ager
Nearly 15 percent of Allied aircraft shot down during the War were credited to German Flak units. Yet very little has been published in English regarding German anti-aircraft operations. This well reseached, well illustrated article will help fill the void.
Rare Birds: AEG. J.Ia & J.II by Peter M. Grosz
A short history of the AEG JIa and JII with 1/48 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer. In addition, the back cover of this issue is graced with profiles of the AEG J.II by Robert Pearson.
At a Dealer Near You... You Wish! by Aaron Weaver
Autos and planes; Mercedes and Benz; hand in hand in advertising.
From the Albums by Aaron Weaver
"League members generously submit photos on a regular basis... "
Departments
Between the Lines
Martin Goldenberg | Neal O'Connor | New Membership Secretary | The Centennial of Flight Seminar
Between the Bookends:
Aviation Awards of Imperial Germany in World War One: And the Men Who Earned Them--Vol. VII | WWI Aero--The Journal of the Early Aeroplane (Nov. 2002)
Mentioned in Dispatches:
Aircraft Spotting | A Model Citizen | Phoney Photos | Hits and Myths | And Now for Something Different | Seydler Response | The Razor's Edge | Stewart Taylor Checks IN | Taylor on Unger
Index of Vol. 17, 2002