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[[strikethrough]] leaving [[/strikethrough]] leaving before dusk in the evening, and landing afterward by means of flares and searchlights, in order to attack balloons being pulled down or moved back to their beds, and to attack enemy planes on their way back to the airdromes. This method proved entirely successful. Within three days the particular missions had been responsible for the destruction of 17 enemy balloons and 20 enemy planes, with a loss of only three pilots. 

In spite of the very bad visibility, both the Corps and Army Observation planes were most active during the afternoon. The former executing a number of visual reconnaissance missions and artillery and surveillance patrols; while the latter carried out several missions from the area Vouziers--Mouzon. The Army Command planes were in constant use during the entire afternoon. 
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The bad weather which had existed for the past few days had made the ground over which our troops were advancing nearly impassable in a great number of cases, especially in the Argonne Forest. In spite of these conditions, the general offensive had continued 

[[left margin]] Torches on airdrome 
Corps planes attacking mark gun nests

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