ANSWERING THE DEAD HAND.
STORY OP AIR-FTGHTINO. LONbON, April 227.. Tho British airmen; continue their great work. One with , a patrol at Estaires shot down six in a «mgle day. ale was not hurt, though his machine n*a? riddled. The accompanying patrollorfl each downed a German. ■. A British two-seater. alone,_on another occasion, attacked .eight, and drove down three. The British * pilot was three "times and_ his mar chine caught fire, but lie and his observer went on fighting till thoy reached. No Man's Land, where our infantry brought in both. > Recently a British two-seater, after shooting down the enemy, .disappeared behind our lines. It fell two hours later, 20 miles distant. The occupants were found to have been shot dead with the same bullet. > .. , . • Experts are of tho opinion that , they flew unguided in a great circle, till their peti-ol was exhausted, as boats are known to have sailed- \vith the sheet fastened, with a dead ( man s <.' hand olx the tiller. ,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 112, 15 May 1918, Page 4
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162ANSWERING THE DEAD HAND. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 112, 15 May 1918, Page 4
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