Out Of The Sun - LFG Roland C.II by Ivan Berryman. (AP) ART447 Assigned to the 393rd Bombardment

Assigned to the 393rd Bombardment Squadron

The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters

are employed for the first time during the allied assault on the St Mihiel Salient

Although often depicted in another aircraft

Heavy Tank Battalion 503 Tiger Is were divided into small groups to protect and support infantry units as they retreated from the Donets river line

Out Of The Sun - LFG Roland C.II by Ivan Berryman. (AP) ART447 Assigned to the 393rd BombardmentDHM1788AP. Out Of The Sun LFG Roland C. II by Ivan Berryman. One of the few rules of aerial combat that were established in the First World War was to attack, where possible, with the sun behind you, thus using the element of surprise both to appear as if from nowhere and to blind your opponent to minimise retaliation. Just such a tactic has been successfully employed here as a DH. 2 rakes the tail of Staffelfuhrer Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine's Jasta 3