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Show AIR WARRIORS HAVE STRENUOUS BATTLE "Flighty Corner" on British Front Is Scene of Exciting Flight of Ger-mau Ger-mau Aeroplanes After Attack. Special f".-iMe to The Tribune. BOT'LOONE. Nov. 6. Tlio followini; rtoscvlption of an eritinir flsht that took pla.-e recently hetween Krilish an. I German aeroplanes has just been recounted by an eve-witness, who fit ii 1 : Trio incident took place over a Httle station on the Hr 1 1 i ah f ron t , n iuk -named "Flighty Corner." owing to the 1h rtre number of aeroplane torn hats that have taken place there. Suddenly The sound of heavy firing was heard. The Germans had sont out four airmen. air-men. Uike a flock of birds, everv machine ma-chine around the station lert the ground to meet the enemy. I n a few m i n u t es the f our G e r-ni-ui aviators were flying above the Pritish machines. As the fifteen earo-planes earo-planes made toward the four German aircraft the machine gnns aboard the 1hi ter opened fire, but bv ski lit ul movements the wltole of the fleet of allied aeroplanes rnanaered to surround sur-round tho frur German machines. One of the Pritish machines had to como to ground, and, taking advantage of the opening In the ;urroundincr circle I of aeroplanes, the four Germans made off at top ypced towa rd their lines, pursued by the fourteen Pritish machines. ma-chines. The four German machines get I j away, but three of them were ba-ilv bit and had CTat difficulty in rs.-ap-' : ing. The fourth was seen to burst into flames when over Its own linos. The Pritish pPot who whs forced to come down was not badly hurt. i |