Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
.C|VES VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF SPIRITED FIGHT IN AIR
German Journalist, Serving i'll Avia-
ton Corps, Takes Part in Thrill
ing Battle.
DECORATED WITH IRON CROSS
Admits Opponents We're Very Dar-
ing, and Not Afraid OF Kaiser's
attcries-Iixpctlition Against Five
French Machines Is Successful.

! Special Cable to The Times Dispatch
! BERLIN. January ga German
! journalist, serving In the 1iaIsers
aviation corps on the battlcnelds OF
| France. sends n vivid description of a
7 spirited battle i'm the air in which he
participated. He was decorated with
the Iron Cross for the bravery he dis
played in this spectacular conflict.
The weather WAS miserable during
the last weeks" he writes I'VE had
rain. snow and fog. The air was very
unfavorable for aviation Gusts of
wind made il dinicui, 10 navigate. and
gave one a feeling similar TO seasick-
ness
However. we kept up our practice.
and tried 10 do as much damage as
possible to the enemy. our opponents
I were very daring, and | must give
I them credit for the bravery shown i'm
! their flights above our ranks They
were not afraid Of our batteries, and
managed TO escape the hail of shots
directed at them.
so we decided we would have to
nght them In the air We organized
Il system of espionage. and one day
We received word that five machines
OF the enemy had arisen in the neigh
borhood of ~ and were coming our
way. AT Il moments notice We got our
machines in position. the motors were
whirrinS and In intervals Of one half
minute each we rose In the air.
TRY TO REACH GREATER
HEIGHT THAN FRENCH
Immediately we took our course in
the direction Of a.. and tried to reach
a greater height than tho French de-
termined TO send them to the ground
We were armed TO the teeth. so to say.
We not only carried bombs. but also
machine guns
I'm the ncighborhood OF \ We saw
the French machines cruising. Ma
CHIMES OF the single and double decker
type were dying around in open forma-
tlon' taking observations of our posi-
tons. AS we were flying in close form
at"n' II seems they did not recognize
now many we were. So they went for
our first ''Taubc i'm n body
But this little 'dovey' duckcd. and
rising again. sent n shot at one of
the French double -dcckers which
seemed to put its propeller on, of
commission. at least. we saw the shin
gliding gracefully down to the earth
IN the meantime we had made ready
Tor business. and now began - fight OF
one machine against the other. The
french tried their best TO get above us.
IN order to drop bombs OH us. Hut we
frustrated their game by following
them UP higher and higher
saw my colleague. Lieutenant NJ
about 600 yards to my left finish his
adversary. lie must have received seri-
Gus injury, for he went down like an
arro" the second one was also put
out OF business very soon
''Thpn my own and my cop,
panion's turn. y powerful doublcdcckcr
was firing furiously ut us \ great
number of bullets cut holes in our can
vas wings, when my companion sig
nailed to me with his arms to make n
sharp turn to the left
MACHINE GUN BEGINS
ITS DEADLY WORK
Our apparatus came 90 un.almost
perpendicular position sideways, and
then our machine gun began It's deadly
work. Within two seconds the cnemy's
machine began to shake and shivcr,
then IL rose like horse on his hind
legs and finally it turned n somcrsault.
going down very fast, head first. When
we looked around again the rest of the
enemy. two machines, were I'm full
flight.
I'm the meantime we had been dis
covered from below. They opened fire
on us, and we had to rise higher in
order to get out of their range. still we
were determined to reply TO their greet
ings. We circlcd above y. and droppcd
number Of bombs, which did good
work. as we could observe with the aid
of our field glasses. First the gas
works were hit and blow up. Then we
attacked two railroad stations and left
them a mass Of dahria | am sorry TO
say one OF our machines was forced to
land, bat as whole DIR expedition was
n hinge success"
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