Bloody April

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Bloody April

Remarks: The month of April, 1917, when the recently introduced German Albatros D.II and D.III fighters, which were technologically superior to their British and French counterparts, had a decisive advantage and inflicted severe casualties on the Allies, particularly the RAF, during heavy activity surrounding the Battle of Arras.

[edit] Timeline

• April 1, 1917 The month of Bloody April for the Royal Flying Corps begins^[1].

• April 30, 1917 The month of Bloody April ends, with the Royal Flying Corps suffering the loss of 245 aircraft and 319 aircrew killed, missing, or POW, versus German losses totaling 66 aircraft^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Bloody April

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} wikipedia:Bloody April