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Volume 23, Issue 1 of Over the Front is out!

[current cover]Articles include:

The Observer: The Memoirs of Valentine J. Burger Pt. I Compiled & Transcribed by Al Roesler, Michael O'Neal, Frank Bailey
"I have tried to keep a careful record of my daily doings ever since I left the Infantry to go with the Air Service. While it is true that I have left out, on purpose, many of the wild escapades we chaps went on, I feel that they are of a very personal nature and are not for the eyes of the gentle reader."

Dawn Patrol Rendezvous 2007 by Jan Servaites
Visiting the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, one of the country's premiere WWI flying events, is akin to traveling back in time to revisit aviation as it occurred during the First World War.

B-Boats vs. L-Planes in the Adriatic by James A. Pratt III
While the British B boats experienced minimal action against enemy shipping, they did have a number of run-ins with Austrian naval seaplanes. The first such encounter was on 11 November 1915 off Punta Salvore, southwest of Trieste.

From the Albums: Austro-Hungarian Lohner Type T by Aaron Weaver
A photo essay.

The Evolution of Naval Aviation Carrier Technology Through World War I by Midshipman Daniel Ruffin
This article was adapted from the 2007 winner of the Mike Carr Student Paper Competition. This winning paper was the result of a research paper assigned to the author in his Naval History class at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Rare Birds: Rumpler C.X by Jack Herris with 1/48 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer
The handsome Rumpler C.X evolved from the earlier Rumpler designs. Its more compact, single-bay design gave better speed, climb rate, and ceiling than earlier Rumplers, but it entered production too late to see service.

Soaring Like Eagles into New Heavens: American First World War Aviation Monuments and Memorials (Part II) by Michael Barton
Part I appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Over The Front.