HIT OR MISS.
GERMAN AERONAUTS'METHODS. By Tolegrcji])—Press Association—Copyright. (Received April 1.0, .!). m a.m.) \ , LONDON, Ap:il 9. The •," Daily Mai] : ' ■ says-.that ,Im-; melmairs..methods arc less "heroic.than scientific. ■ Ho mounts sometimes 13,0Q0 feet over'his own lines, awaits an invading plane and takes, a long straight dive, passing diagonally : across it. " Hit or miss "is his style. Ho does not attempt to pursue, but merely continues his hawk-like diva. At home he is, called the "Eagle of Lille " and usually hovers here. ,; The- British photographers, who are obliged to, fly low, are much braver. (Immelman. is -a; German aeronaut' who has. & : record of ..the downfall of 1 some fourteen Allied aeroplanes to;hii credit.) "• ' •
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19160410.2.8
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 1
Word Count
110HIT OR MISS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 1
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.