The Red Baron: a World War I Novel
“ Manfred gritted his teeth as the car hit another pothole. The road to the Douai airfield wasn’t paved, but after enough bumps like that, Manfred wondered if the driver was aiming for them.
“No kills,” Wolff said from the seat behind him. “How is it that Squadron 11 has no kills to its record?”
Manfred shrugged, the gesture lost in the gyrating cabin.
“Voss heard that some general at Lille is so terrified of English bombers that he had the squadron flying over his headquarters to k...eep him safe,” Manfred said.
“Voss told me the squadron was the dumping ground for pilots who couldn’t handle combat,” Wolff said. Manfred looked at him, his eyebrows raised.
“What, he didn’t mention that to you?” Wolff said.
The staff car rattled to a halt next to a country manor, lacking the opulence of Bertincourt. Pilots and enlisted men ran from the manor, mechanics left the Albatroses in the hangar and joined the rest of the unit as it formed up on the airstrip.MoreLess
“No kills,” Wolff said from the seat behind him. “How is it that Squadron 11 has no kills to its record?”
Manfred shrugged, the gesture lost in the gyrating cabin.
“Voss heard that some general at Lille is so terrified of English bombers that he had the squadron flying over his headquarters to k...eep him safe,” Manfred said.
“Voss told me the squadron was the dumping ground for pilots who couldn’t handle combat,” Wolff said. Manfred looked at him, his eyebrows raised.
“What, he didn’t mention that to you?” Wolff said.
The staff car rattled to a halt next to a country manor, lacking the opulence of Bertincourt. Pilots and enlisted men ran from the manor, mechanics left the Albatroses in the hangar and joined the rest of the unit as it formed up on the airstrip.MoreLess
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