Complex sentence: Regaining an altitude of, he tried to dive underneath an Albatros two-seater and pop up under its belly as usual, but he overshot, and the German rear gunner put a burst of 15 bullets through the Nieuport's wings and spars.
Split into simpler sentences: Regaining an altitude of, he tried to dive underneath an Albatros two-seater and pop up under its belly as he liked to do. However he overshot, and the German rear gunner put a burst of 15 bullets through the Nieuport's wings and spars.