| Show AVIATORS AVIATOR'S AVIATORS AVIATOR'S SUPERB SUP NERVE IS SHOWN IN DIARY Aviation in Idol of Fra France ce Leaves Remarkable I v Record a f r KAiUS W Nov ov 12 Friends 12 Friends or o of olI the French aviator are plan plan- hi to io make a permanent record of his s services to aviation by publishing publish publish- irig ing his diary which contains a minute ut and characteristic chronic of or his daily work His His His' act activity s IlS as shown how 1 by his diary was ary turin During th month of August Augus t for example th there rc were eleven da days of rain and two days when h he wa was as prevented from flying by accidents to machine On the other eighteen elgh- elgh te teen n days he chased twenty-one twenty German German German Ger Ger- man machines fought two tso pitched battles batUe in the air and made more mor than a score of ot A characteristic bit from the di diar diary ry ls in the Paris Journal describing describing de de- de- de scribing Journey of Decem Decem- her bel 27 when he lost his way an and nearly ran out of petrol In the en enemy's enemy's ene ene- mys my's country The airman writes Weather Veather cloudy Morning ob observation observation ob- ob at Verdun No Ko Boch Boche a aeroplane about 1320 leave with wit eight shells for Nantillois At feet over o Bras I get into clouds clouds' S Fo Fog arid and rain raiu continue over oer Nan Nantillois llois More r ro re than beastly My ma machine i in I all positions Ca Can see nothing Am continually wiping my glasses compass compass com corn pass Jammed After Alter one and one half hours o otal all sorts Lorts of worry dive to get my p Si I notice lOO feet under th the clouds a fine captive balloon an androp and drop my lay eight bombs General pan panic In the company Several guns ar are fired at t me I rise up into the fog Ix Lost st again Dive down to see and Continue at feet Up 8 in among OI g the clouds and dive down t to 2400 feet i I 1 steady the machine and torn torp- torp pass and take talce the direction southwest south south- west I have an hours hour's petrol left Sw Swearing like a pickpocket Its It's ls l's the limit I dont don't know where I am and nm urn fired at I am 2400 fe feet t up Up into hUo the clouds again Dive twenty twenty- sit sis minutes later and am again over station Im I'm like mea a roaring wild beast Only fifteen litres of petrol left Dont Don't know where I am am shot at I make up my mind an anam and andam andam am going to fly under the clouds at 2400 feet southwest till petrol gives I out despite shots 1 1 note a village far off and as I l' get nearer recognize Etain 1 I cat can can I use my lungs to breathe now nov Sayed Good heavens to think how mad I have been with rage I dive divo with the motor at full speed The wind is In my nose I keep on wiping the glasses and break one case and all allPass all Pass over Etain at 1450 feet still divIng diving diving div div- ing with motor at full speed Reach Verdun in f fog g at 10 feet and arid get hair and rain Can see noth noth- Ing One of my eyes is hurting badI bad bad- I ly Land Its a splendid feeling a after ter all l I can reathe breathe now with my face to the wind and take In of air But I think how I have hav c cursed Another lesson for me and andI I 1 shall keep my open eyes more than more than ever Report at once Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain astonished and boasts about 1 it to other officers officers' officers and and makes his re re- re port Pore Food At my ease very pleased to be by the fireside at t Verdun several pipes which arc e ex ex- ex Bed |
