Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-11
FRANCE Has new
AIR DAREDEvI|
Former fayalrymaB Psrforui1
Astonishing Feats II vaIor
WIN Asroplana
5 MANY INES 1Ecanllu


Oesds ef Hsreism
PariA--Nungessef, the latest 80,
Man % pc revealed to M as PRINCE
among pilots. II great. Dir. heavvs
build - ~
ne was = cavalryman In The secon6
hussars when he started his career.s
and ths war was not month old ".
fore he distinguished himself. N
MS squadron was cut on ana sur.
r"unded IN tlfe retreat from CharisrOi
ihe troop commander was lying hrlp.
less badly wounded. Nunrerser h,..s
MIN % shelter. Getting few strae-
'srs together, he ambushed tyermsr
san motor car, killed lts occupant
put mis- wounded officer inside. M
.aking the wheel Get or on 4 wiId ta.
tnrough the enemy's lines. Ths c.Yaa
was powerful Mors, and ths -
sungesser let her oil out ana sors
through the whole ranks. Of Csrmsrss
satned Tor him tho eplthet Of sDssh
Nunsesser was subsequently r,v,.
.a,',. .aUsu quartermaster. awarded ths
.n,u.ary medal. and permanently ~.
pointed army chauffeur.
Takes 10 Flying.
Nungesser later handed n ~. -.
isnation and declared that nnls.. ~
was put Into the flying corps he wouId
'aAe MS place In the trenches, He q.
.eaay mad pilots ticket. and affsr
week Or two OF training waa uass.-~
% good fer military aviation.
netween April and August. rpfn r.,
.ook part in 6S bombardIne ernedi.
uons three OF which secursd ~.
,resn mentions In dispatches Return-,
s !. from the last he espied German,
a,oatfoss s., over Nancy, went for n de-
'p''s tne handicap Of his heavy. allow
.ncnine' insufficiently armed for sin.
~ = combat, and shot down the inv.dsr
us achlevement brought him into
I and he was promoted -
~ c'acx CHASING corps. Befor, ths
nd OF the year he had been rsas
"evaiier OF the Legion of Honor
a side slip at Bue. however. vh.n
'ying new type OF machine .,,,,c..
,S' nun mis- life. He was picked mo
Z oead' with q fractured skull :
'o4en Jaw nearly all his ribs broken
= =, muscles Of the legs torn awax.
Nunsesser refused to accent ths dor1,
.. oecision that he was permspeot,v
sabied; he declined To t.L. a..
'n.ns On coavalescence, II he ever
@ .a.ea % DC Of any use again--snd
:. .s' seaiing machine, he soarsd
W ana never came down untiI -
: accounted for Q German sero-
c'vsn hia Own sssy.
liser this he was allowed n A.v~
o"n way. He could scarcely taIk
ns 70 me necessity OF binains =.
Jaw hls head was swafhs6 -.
osges. ne had to be llfted - ara
=. nls aeroplane. but be was ! -.
us'uon once aloft. He then be-
e sub-lieutenant.
,hs was az the end Of March ana
beginning Of April last. On An,sr
= engaged, single.handsd. thrs~
60. go oroasnt down one and savs
o,ners q severe maulius. 4 v..r
IN, - was swooped down upcn s.
a.ia o. SIX Fokkers He ma -
oefors they could sst hi. r.ns~
:. ana then sailed 1t fuif snesdi
INTO the midst Of the other
" were unable to IRE. for -, -
. one another. whereas he poupd-.
a ~ nard until he had not shot
'nsn ~ masteriy airmanshIn, ~
= tnem clean pair az 49,.
"s.s IN such = stsss that g.
Q. dara follow him, which -.
Ior hs had not gone mile a.
'elore nis engine went al "a
seven balls had gone throush
only : couple Of cyiinders stiIl
Y e Y them. He had dropped
aer s.u00 feet. and was Iimn,n~
e no crawied back oxer ~
q trenches.
storm of shsils misseu I'm =,
me ana ne made hon,e ..felv
q nad gone through his helmee
,azsu the top Of his head. an-l
nad carried away the he, of|
ppers "a had STRUCK Tie pIess
'ne various kinda of dsnsrs
counting thoss = The s1siaa.
Nj sleanls&
sa'ak fea mneA n lhp sao4
~ whsa Fni1hlheo1 was q
las easa tnh Ssnst~Ai AirhIsen