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Show planes from Its group and downed It after af-ter five minutes of combat. Lieutenant Holden encountered a Hanover Han-over machine in the region of Fontaine, while it was on Its way to the American line, with the object of carrying out observations. ob-servations. Holden had the lighter machine ma-chine and managed so to maneuver that he was able to attack the Hanover from the rear. Meanwhile, however, the machine ma-chine gun observer in the German plnne was using his gun against Holden. The American aviator then turned his gun against the observer and saw his body crumple half way over the edge of the cockpit. Holden then continued to pepper the enemy pilot, and finally sent the machine ma-chine crashing in a bit of woods below. Holden is now credited with four vic-tories vic-tories and Colton with Ihree. |