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BELGIUM* £ SUPER- AIRMAN. LONDON, July 18. The Times correspondent at Paris states that tlie Belgian aviator Adjutant Edmond Thieffrey, after taking photo- j graphs m the vicinity of Bruges on .Inly 3, encountered 14 Albatross battleplanes, '< which barred his way. Rivalling Guv- \ nemer's ■historic" exploit. Thieffry dashed at full speed into the squadron, driving down two m two minutes, and flying at terrific speed, forcing his way through a barrage of the remainder.
According to German communiques, ' Thieffry has been shot down and killed five times, but he still eniovs excellent! health. I
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14363, 31 July 1917, Page 4
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