19 Sqdrn. 'A' Flight – Balloon Bursting - 2 April, 1917.

Mission #3 Balloon busting 
damaged balloon    + 5
scenario VP reduction  - 20
damaged/abort lands safe   - 3
2 Pups lost     - 20
pilot killed (Culver)  - 35
pilot captured (Apple)  - 25
MISSION TOTAL POINTS  -98
NARRATIVE
Apple, Blue and Culver went balloon busting in sector C with regular ammunition.  Upon finding a balloon, Blue managed to hit the gasbag but did not bring her down!  Two HALB D3's were waiting above and attacked the Pups.  Things got ugly when 2x D3's also showed up!  CPT Apple was shot down but managed to bring his Pup down in one piece.  He was quickly taken prisoner by a German bavarian unit.  He was given a glass of ale and talked late into the night to a German MAJOR who used to teach at the university of London.  Young LT Culver was shot down and killed. 
 
Blue was lameducked but managed to get his Pup back to Amiens . . .