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EX-ENEMIES MEET.

FRENCHMAN AND GERMAN. FAMOUS WAR-TIME FUERS. LONDON, Nov. 1. The- I'ai is correspondent of I lie Daily Mail says that t\w> o| t|n» jurist famous war-time aces, Captain Rene Fonck (who shot down 75 (iernian 'planes) and Krnest. I (lei (tlie Oerman pilot, who brought down 62 Allied machines), have become very close friends, and shook hands heartily on their first meeting for ten years. Formerly, they had only met m the air.

Fonck explained to Udet how he shot down the (iernian, Unmet, who had brought down 42 machines of the Allies, lie also recalled bringing down six German.} in one day. [Met explained bis tactics, saying. "I used to wait for dusk, ami then, flying at a height of between 15,000 and 18,000 feet, penetrate several miles behind the Allied lines. I would turn my tail to the setting sun to await, the return of your bombers and scouts."

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 12

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EX-ENEMIES MEET. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 12

EX-ENEMIES MEET. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 12