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From Michaelmaltby's post in the Picture of the day thread.... A9 Cruiser Mk.I tank
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"Valentine's Day" is the name of Michael O'Neal's painting to cover the issue of, Over the Front, Spring 2008.
It depicts Lt. Valentine Burger's (US flyer/observer on the Caudron) 11 Aug 1918 victory over Jasta 19's 22-victory ace Staffelfüher, Ltn. L. Hans Pippart.
During the fight, Burger's Caudron R. 11 dove into a formation of six Jasta 19 Fokker D.Vlls that were attacking Breguet bombers of Escadrille Br.117 over Noyon, France. Although Burger and his two fellow crewmen didn't know the identity of their victim, they knew he "must've been an ace", as his four lines around the fuselage of his machine, denoting that he had at least 20 Allied planes to his credit.
 

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