Göring was subdued as he and Flörke made a quiet return to Stenay and resumed a combat flight schedule that, according to FFA 25 records, contained no major events. He was not faulted for the crash of the Gotha G.I and, indeed, would later receive a two-engined replacement aeroplane. As Abteilungsführer Leonhardy recalled, the year 1915 ended on a note of confidence and a sense of readiness for the major battle to come in the new year:

‘Despite French efforts in December, we remained masters of the entire battle line and were released [from frontline duties] with the heartfelt thanks of the 3rd Army commander. We flew back to the Crown Prince’s sector, where initial preparations for the Verdun Offensive had already begun.’⁶³