Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-28
AMERICAN AVIATOR HAS
AIR THRILLING BATTLES
man Planes In First Flight, Div
ing Into One OF Them.
ROYAL FLYING CORPS MEMBER
Intrepid Yankee Takes Acroplano
Out Without Authorization and
Runs Risk of Facing Court Mar
tiaf.
ny CORPORAL II. &. Buuuks.


the writer o. tho following article.
is nh American who has been spending
. brio, iurlousA With friends in this
country. He halls from the Galveston
district q Texas. and. although now
only twcaty-onc. has been on active
service since the nrs, month ~ the
VAIL
When tho crazy old Kaiser and his
gang Of bonohcaded opiimists reached
the conclusion that the proper ,uomcnt
had arrived for tho subjugation OF tho
whole Garth. was attending college
with my brother. Albert al brooklyn,
y. y. was thcu eighteen. and my
brother. Ecr,. was my senior 10y two
summers
On the day after the declaration ot
war between Britain and Germany we
received wire from home. in which
my father requested our immediate re-
turn. Wcndcr!nely VIC ohcycd the
summons The interview was brief
and to the point. YOU viii have NO
t:ccd that Britain is at war with Cor
MANY" said my father aolemnly.
Your grandfather fought for the
motherlan6-hc was a major i'll the
Life Guards-and vas always proud II
the fact. What arc yoa going to do
about it,"
We answered tina. question 10 his
entire satisfaction by sailing on board
the Tuscania. hound for Bordeaux. on
tho 9th OF August. 1914.
On arrival at the French port we
Joined the Foreign Legion. We would
have preferred heing attached 20 a
British regiment, hut having been born
IN tho United States. We were in
cliS ihlc.
My brother became . member Of the
Twelfth Foot Regiment "f the Legion.
in which he has nov attained the rank
OF captain; whilst l, having a taste
for acronautics, considered myself
lucky n gaining admission IL the
lcsion'E Flying Corps. From that day
70 this have never met my brother
III France. The war has swallowed
him UP, and IL is only through rccciv-
ms letters from home ihat Know he
is stu going strong. Flying has al
ways exercised 4 powerful fascination
for me. ono / made several flights as
4 passenger IN America before the out
break OF war. 50 that in France |
TOOK TO the game as IL duck takes to
water. or thirsty Hun TO beer.
HAS HIG ADVENTURES
on FOURTH on July
In March, 1919, was transferred TO
the Royal Flying, Corps. Of the match
less British army. with which body /
am proud 10 &c able to say am still
connected. Bu, il WAS on the 4th of
July, 1916, that ! had the time OF my
lIfc, and came within an ace of losing.
AL interest in tho big quarrel" as The
American papers occaSionaliy term the
war.
The memorable battle OF the Sommc
had been in progress for four days, and
The oily old Tcutons wcrc being handed
GOOD deal more than they hargaiucd
for. The ground was all clut,crcd up
with those OF them who had shouted
Deutschland uhcr Allies" tor the last
time, and tho hayoncts Of the Griinly-
Srinnins Tommics were not 80 spick
and span a. they once had been.
only on two previous occasions had
] acted aS tho man behind tho JOY
stick which should explain Ter tho
oenciit ~ the uninitiatcd is yrhat aNia-
tors have facctiously termed the steer
ms apparatus OF a Tying machine. Md
these flights had hcou amatcurtsh and
OF triiing duration. had never
driven = machine M tho actual war
zone. %eyevthclc les -. 'imtuod with n
particularly strong t-eind Of the fool.
iShncss aud the impotuo.ity Of youth.
/ determined u ascend alone i'm 4
scouting machine and try VIVA, ,ould
DO IN the way % putting the fear Of
death and tho dctiI into the hearts az
tbs fec.
MACHINE GOES
~ Ili>E /. Uo,ki.p