Arizona republican., 1918-06-17
DIARY TELLS TALE
 IF VICTORY OVER
 FIRST HUN PLANES
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WASHINGTON. June IS. How Lieutenants Alan r. Winslow and Douglas Campbell. taking the air to- gether, shot down the first two Ger man airplanes to fall victims to Amer ican aviators with General Parshings expeditionary forces, is vividly told in the personal diary of Lieutenant Win slow, made public tonight by the war department. For their feat the officers were decora.ad by the French govern fent and later proposed for the Amer ican distinguished service cross.
 The account, which discolssd that the two machines were sent down wit!I- in a minute of each other and almo ost on top of an American airdome, was not written for publication but the de- partment explained that because of it's historic and descriptive value it was decided to make it public.
 Are Eager For Fray
 Lieutenant Winslow, who was the patrol leader, wrote that he and Lieu- tenant Campbell, since designated as the first American Ace, were on emer- gency call duty on Sunday morning, April IA last. when, at S:45 o'clock in- formation came that two German planes were about 1000 meters above a city only mile from the airdome. The aviators rushed to their machines and were soon off, Campbell in the lead, WinsloW, however, was first to get his man.
 Was "On His Tail"
 T had not made a complete half turn" Lieutenant Winslow wrote, and was at about 250 meters when straight above and ahead of me in the mist of the early morning, and not more than
 
 toward me with huge black crosses on it's wings and tail. I was so furious to see a Hun directly over our aviation field that l swore out loud and viol- ently opened fire. At the same time to avoid by bullets he slipped into a | left hand reversement, and came down, | firing on me. l climbed, however in a | right hand spiral and slipped off, con- ing down directly behind him and on | his tail Again I violently opened fire. l had him at a rare advantage, which was due to the greater speed and maneuver ability of our wonderful ma chimes. 1 fired 20 to 30 rounds at him and could see my tracers entering his machine. Then, in another moment. his plane went straight down in an uncontrolled nose dip.- I had put his engine out of commission
 Dives After Enemy
 T followed in a straight dive. fir ing all the way. At about six feet above the ground he tried to regain control of the machine, but could not. and he crashed to earth. I darted down near him, made sharp turns by the wreck to make sure he was out of commission, then made a victor ! ious sweep down over him anC climbed up again to sec is Doug needed any help with the other Hun for l had caught a glimpse of their combat out of the corner of my eye Last One More Minute
 q rose about 300 feet again to sev Doug on the tail of his boche His tracer bullets wese passing through out the enemy plane. I climber g little higher, and was diving down or this second Hun and about to fire when l saw the German plane go III in flames and crash to earth. Doug had sent his Hun plane down ont minute after I had shot down mine
 When we landed Campbell and rushed to our respective Hun wrecks
 "On the way there-it was onl, half a mile--I ran into a huge crow, of soldiers-blue and khaki-pressins about one man. l pushed my wa! through the crowd and heard some body triumphantly say to the sur rounded man in French: There he is now you will believe he is an Amer
 can. I looked at the scrawny, poorl, clad, little devil, dressed in a rotteI German uniform. It was the Hui pilot of the machine l had shot down It seems he would not believe tha an American officer had brough him down. He looked me all owe and then asked me in good Frencl if | was an American. When I an sWercd Yes he had no more to say
 Not Officer Because Pole
 Doug had set his machine ol fire at 300 meters and it had fallel in flames, rolling over three times and then completely burning up