Claim: Walter Tyrrell was credited with five aerial victories within the 7th to 12th of April, 1918 including 3 in Lamotte, a commune in the Somme department in northern France.
Evidence: On 21 March the Germans launched their Spring Offensive on the Somme Front, and on 7 April Tyrrell claimed three enemy fighters shot down over Lamotte. On 10 April No. 32 Squadron RAF was assigned to operations further north over the Lys Front, where Tyrrell gained two more victories, on 11 and 12 April. Lamotte-Warfusée is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.