He was credited with victories over seven enemy airplanes and an observation balloon.

On the 23rd, he shot down another enemy airplane.

His final tally included 14 enemy airplanes destroyed and only two driven down out of control.

Sometimes it could lock on to the sun or other bogus heat source and not an enemy airplane.

His final tally was two enemy airplanes destroyed, eight driven down out of control.

In summary, his total was three enemy airplanes destroyed, and two driven down out of control.

Richards' final tally was four enemy airplanes destroyed, eight driven down out of control.

His final tally showed six enemy airplanes destroyed and twelve driven down out of control.

And there wasn't a single enemy airplane in the sky.

Between 22 July and 20 August 1917, he drove down four more enemy airplanes out of control.