EAGLE FIGHTS AIRMAN
BIRD KILLED BY DAGGER. A pilot in the air mail service, Annibale Pecoroni returned recently to Trieste with the body of an eagle which he slew after a desperate battle in mid-air. He said that he passed the eagle while flying with mails from Trieste to Zara. On his return journey having no luggage or passengers, he .decided to fly round in search of the eagle and sighted it again near Pirano.
The airman drew a revolver and then the eagle swooped down on the machine and a grim fight began. Pecoroni shot the eagle several times and the bird enraged liy its wounds, made repeated attacks on its assailant. When it came to close quarters, Pecoroni stabbed it with his dagger and it fell dying to the earth. The airman, who was slightly hurt' in the battle, landed to take his trophy on hoard. The machine was not damaged.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 202, 8 June 1933, Page 8
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