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V mk All An u t th the cao countries Three Enemy Enem Plane Scattered e eI I 1 quickly joined the tho procession set set- ling Un m my sights Into the tho rear machine I a as I Imd ind md letting RO go o a 3 long Ions Durst as I came camo s range rang Th The Hun liun fell roll off ore and hopped dropped down out of control the tho other I c Immediately pulling awn away and t diviner ste steeply pl for tor home and nd s safety fet 1 I ITo Two To other Folders fell tell In that dogfight dos dog 1 fight neither of or which I happened to 1 see sec no Both h Coolidge and Chambers though the they had been cheated o of their balloon brought down a i- i apiece which victories were later confirmed The which had dropped down Into German hands after atter being set aUra afire 1 by ly the flaming laming onions bel belonged to Lieutenant Brotherton like White hUe and a member of or the squadron Tour Four more moro victories were thus added to score by this afternoons afternoon's work We 0 lid did not get g-et the tho balloons but we had done the best we could I waa was never reet In favor or a of oC attacking observation tion ion balloons In lull full daylight ht and this days day's s experience the experience the aroused suspicions dons of or the observers tho the pulling down of oC the balloon as strong aeroplane aeroplane aero aero- plane pIano assistance at the tho same time ar arrived ar- ar rived and the thic fate fato of ot Lieutenant Brotherton who tried unsuccessfully to flag rass through the defensive c barrage Is barrage Is Isa I a n. fair illustration 1 I believe of oC the of-the the thc difficulties dif dif- attending such daylight dalIght I Ings Just at dawn or just at dusk Is Ia I the Ideal time for Cor surprising t the tho 10 Bra Ura- chen 1 Our captured Hanover machine It will wn be recalled lIa had been brought back to our aerodrome and by now no was In good condition to fly 1 We e left the tho Hun Huzi maltose cross eros and all aU their markInS's markIngs markIngs mark- mark Ings InS's exactly as we found round them and aCter af after atter at- at ter telephoning about to the various i American nero aerodromes romes In our vicinity that the they must not practise target shooting at a certain hanover airplane airplane airplane air air- plane that the they might encounter while wandering over o our part of oC the countr country country coun coun- tr try we wc e look took the machine up to see sec how It H flew Jew Yank With Hun llone The Hanover Hano was a staunch hea heavy craft and had a speed of about one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred miles an hour when two men mena a pilot and nn nn an observer cr were carried I She Sho handled well welt and was as able to slow slowdown slowdown slowdown down to a comfortable speed at land lana ing InS Many tan of or us took her up for a short flip and landed again without accident accident- Then It became a popular custom to I let lct some ome pilot get ct aloft In her and as ashe ashe 1 he began to clear the ground half l a I dozen of oC us In would rise after acter him and practise piquing cown town as If Ir IrIn In an attack The Hanover Hano pilot would t twist and turn and endeavor to todo todo todo do his best to outmaneuver the encircling encircling cling Of OC course the lighter fighting C machines always alwa's had bad the best bestor of or these mock battles but the experience experience experience was good for all aU of oC us both In e a I s as c t I 1 1 I I estimating the extent of ot the maneuverability mancu- mancu of ot the enemy two and nd In the testing of or our relative spec speeds peeds s and While e en engaged In on one of ot these mode mock combats field afternoon over o our one we came down clown to find Captain Co Coopet pe the he official movie picture expert standing Hamlin below watching us S had hla camera with him and had hall been at at- to grind rind out some movie films while we were flying overhead He spent tho the night with us and tet some somo planning of or the tho scenario wet wede- wede e De Decided de- de to take him up In the rear 1 scat at ator of or a Liberty airplane and let him catch with his camera a real movie atan of or oran an airplane combat In mid All the details carefully arranged we gathered next morning on the field put him In the tho rear seat ecat of or the tho Libert Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- ert erty and helped him strap In his camera camera camera cam cam- era so 0 that the pressure of or the wind would not carry It overboard o Jimmy was to be his pilot Jimm climbed In the front scat cat warmed warmed-up warmed armed up tip his motor and when everything c w was was s read ready and we other acors acor sitting sitting sit sit- ting In our seats scats waiting for tor him hUn to get a aa away a Jimmy gave caye the s1 signal signal- al opened up his hla motor and bega began to taxi over oer the grass Several Se hundred feet teet down dOVon the thc field he turned turne bac bae facing the wind which was blowing from the west Here lore he his his' real take His Ills machine ru rushed hed alon along with ever er quickening speed the tall tail lifted the wheels next skim skim- mcd the ground an and the Liberty rose rose rose- gradually gradual nto ato the air i i I 1 I 1 I Film Sho Show End Ends In Wreck reck I Just as they approached the road oad which skirts the tho west wesl side aide of or the aUra aUra- drome the Liberty's engine st stopped 4 A J JUne line Une of oC wires ran along the roi roadside some fifteen If teen feet above aboyo ground Jim Jim- Jimmy Jimmy my 01 saw them and attempted over o them but them but In vain The Liberty crashed full In the middle of or the highway highway high high- wa way bounded up a 0 dozen feet and ae ter tel a 3 half haIr somersault stuck ncr Her ner noso nose In the ground the other side o tho of the road and c came me to a rest f. f Wo Yo hurried over o expecting to tine fina the occupants badly Injured as' as the Libe Liberty ty herself appeared to be a total wreck nut But out stepped Jimmy and Captain Cooper neither of oC th them m the worse for Cor their experience And to complete our surprise the camera though covered ered with tile tho debris of the machine was sas quite That ended our little movie mo shot or this da day AVe We 0 had no other two two-sc two ter machine on hand But we ce- ce lighted to find that Captain Cooper Copper In spite of his narrow escape all quite determined cd to go IU the show So we went to tho the supply station for another machine and again put rut the captain up for tor the night while awaiting it its coming Next ext day October 19 19 I was dire directed ted to appear before General Patrick at to receive the American decoration decoration deco deco- ration the tho distinguished service C cross s with four oak bak leaves lea These oak l leaven veR represent tho the number of or citations In arm army orders that the wc wearer of or a t. t decoration has received e t i f |