Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-10 | Page 2 | Thrilling Stunt in War Plane

THRILLING STUNT IN WAR AR PLANE Observer Climbs Out on Wing of Machine as Pilot Guides te ID Br rr Pee M to T Tb Telegram WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES I IN FRA FRANCE CE Via V In London Feb 10 One One o of the tho most thrilling tl flying ln episodes of ot the tho war wn was recorded today when the British cr observer In a two seated machine which had been damaged by German shell fire climbed out on one of or the wings and ft steadied l di ll tho the airplane airplane air air- plane plan wIllie while the pilot brought It safely to earth Two young oun aviators leading an arm offensive patrol when an antiaircraft high explosive shell burst just behind the right lower wing wins of oC the airplane The Tho machine was tel completely riddled Three of or the IHa stay booms were cut one blade of 01 the tIle propeller lIr was wt blown away and all the controls except c the elevator were put out of or action The machine was further smashed d by tho the broken n propeller blade and became un un- un controllable Realizing the tho situation the tho 4 a observer did die not hesitate but Ul climbed out three- three quarters of or tho the wa way on th thi rl right ht wing tip In order r to balanco balance the tilt machine The Tho aircraft continued to fall tall In spirals until it was about 2000 feet teet above the earth Here the observer succeeded In balancing It and the maChine machine machine ma ma- chine glided down evenly When about feet teet from tho the earth a sll slight ht movement b by the this man on the tho wing C caused the machine to spin pin again but the pilot was ablo to control It when Just ten feet above abo the tho ground and the aircraft landed with neither man In In- In j u reel