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Excerpt from Sky Fighters of France: Aerial Warfare, 1914-1918
I let go in all haste, without losing sight of the bursting shells which gave me my proper course. I went up as rapidly as possible; the motor worked beautifully, so I could soon make out my enemy. It was without question a reconnoitering plane, ?ying around over its objective, taking photographs. SO much the better! In that case the observer would be less likely to notice my presence.
I tried out the machine gun and tested all my instruments for the last time, as I had arrived in the danger zone. Everything was going well, and all I had to do was to begin the fight.
The Boche was about eight hundred yards off seven hundred yards yet to run before opening fire. I approached him rapidly; a few little white clouds appeared in front of me; I was discovered. The gunner had already commenced firing; it looked as if the fight would be a hot one, and I began zigzagging at once, so as to destroy his aim. The little white tufts were growing farther and farther away; all was well. Our distance apart diminished more and more.
The machine-gun volleys now lasted longer, a good Sign that the enemy was getting excited. We still drew together, and I could make out clearly the shapes of the pilot and passenger; but I saw I must get closer. Finally I could see the face of the machine - gunner very Clearly. I was at good range, and it was now my turn to reply. At the first shot the Boche commenced to fire, then to dive more and more.
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I let go in all haste, without losing sight of the bursting shells which gave me my proper course. I went up as rapidly as possible; the motor worked beautifully, so I could soon make out my enemy. It was without question a reconnoitering plane, ?ying around over its objective, taking photographs. SO much the better! In that case the observer would be less likely to notice my presence.
I tried out the machine gun and tested all my instruments for the last time, as I had arrived in the danger zone. Everything was going well, and all I had to do was to begin the fight.
The Boche was about eight hundred yards off seven hundred yards yet to run before opening fire. I approached him rapidly; a few little white clouds appeared in front of me; I was discovered. The gunner had already commenced firing; it looked as if the fight would be a hot one, and I began zigzagging at once, so as to destroy his aim. The little white tufts were growing farther and farther away; all was well. Our distance apart diminished more and more.
The machine-gun volleys now lasted longer, a good Sign that the enemy was getting excited. We still drew together, and I could make out clearly the shapes of the pilot and passenger; but I saw I must get closer. Finally I could see the face of the machine - gunner very Clearly. I was at good range, and it was now my turn to reply. At the first shot the Boche commenced to fire, then to dive more and more.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Henry Farré
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