The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-28
BRILLIANT WORK OF ONE
 BRITAIN AGAINST BIG ODDS
Seven German Machines Crashed to the Ground During the Fighting and Eight Others Were Driven Down Completely Out Of Control.
(From a Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated press)

(From Staff Corresp spondent of the
 Associated PressD
 With the British Armies in France. via London, April P, lo:S5 D. m The German airmen had one of the greatest surprises of their lives late yesterday. The day had been heavily overcast until nearly o'clock in the evening, when the clouds suddenly A few German machines had been sighted well back of their lines dur ing the obscured period, but when the sun shone out several enemy squad rons which had been housed all day came out to stretch their wings in the slanting afternoons 8 rays,
 They had scarcely taken the air when the British machines bounced up them, and in the after.tea time fighting that ensued seven German machines were seen to crash and eight others to be driven down com pletely out of control, which are be- lieyed to have been destroyed.
 Between 6 and s o'clock the air was filled with wonderful incidents of deeds of daring.
 There were running fights and gen eral melees One distinguished young Britisher who only recently returned tC the air after several months of re st deliberately "sat over an enemy air drome" and watched six enemy ma. ch.nes leave the ground and begin to climb toward him He was sitting at 5000 feet and calmly remained there until the leader of the chal eng ing planes had attained about 6,00O feet.
 Meantime he had noticed that one of the hostile birds was. something of a stranger It had very l-ng tail and a very short nose, The Britisher, however, did not stop to worry about. He dived at the highest of the climn- CTS and gayd him two bursts from his machine gun Down went the Ger man in a crash just outside a bit of wood
 While lhis little action Was going on five other Germans had formed be- tween the British plane and his home Inc Firing as he came the Britisher tried too break through the formation, but failed Then he turned away as if about to attempt an escape toward the south. All the Germans started in pursuit. One of them soon out ing the Britisner when the latter whirled about and fired into the Ger. man at point blank range and saw him burst into flames.
 Next in line was the long-tailed, short-nosed stranger. "I drove hlIu down, too" said the pilots report, but after falling e great distance he fattened out and was apparently all right"
 A young khali-clad pilot was car red far from his own airdrome, but managed to cross the British line safe- y just before ntghtfall. His machine was absolutely riddled with bullets, but he was unhurt Asked to tell atoout his adventures tho airman merely .hrugged his shulders and said, 7Oh, 1 just had bit of luck, that's all.
 This young flyer, according too his companions, holds the absolute belief that he will never be killed while fly iup and with that fatalistir agsigtauca takes the most desperate chances, the resrlt being hat he Is rolling up one Of the most brilliant records of the war.
 Not content with felling fifteen hos tile machines during their brief fit ting interval yesterday, the British air men alsoo downed ode observation bal CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN