Arizona native Frank Luke scored all 18 of his credited victories
between September 12, 1918 and September 29, 1918, 18 victories
in 18 days! Even more incredible is the fact that 14 of these
18 victories were observation balloons. These heavily defended
targets were considered by most pilots to be the most difficult
aerial targets to attack, however Frank Luke seems to have made
them his victims of choice.
Early in the war the German used a balloon design known as the
Drachen, however, even after changing to a more practical
design, German balloons were still known by that name.
Shown here is Frank Luke’s 6th victory, an observation balloon
over the town of Chaumont.
Signed by the artist. |