The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-06
Tours. France. Nov

Tours, France, Nov. 6. 1918
Am really ashamed of myself for
! not writing yeu more often for know
you would like to know what Pm dom
and that Pm alright. | haven't
heard word since | wrote You that |
had gone into the air game, but | can
just imagine that you are wee bit
more worried about my coming out
alive than you were before. | am
of the opinion that the war game is
rather dangerous in all its branches
except of course those lucky birds
vino are holding down the "Kee-wee'
JOBS, back in the states or elsewhere
away out Of the war zone By the
term "Kee-wee' is meant fellow in
the air game who does not fly.
Have been rather busy the past
week finishing the first part OF the
C arse here-the obseryation-so have
had little time to write That's my
g eusei Does it pass? I'm taking
Il . gunnery part now, and viii have
m IRE time in the evenings. 50 will pet
" more letters.
My health is the best ever and I'm
z. ting good and fat Just got a pair
o. trousers back from the tailors' to-
day that had there getting the
waist 'let out" couple of inches
Tsey formerly fit. but they were too
5 lall since I'm gaining weight. rs
Dc every winter. Another thing I'm
n YER troubled With those severe head
hes any more. Haven't had one
il SO long I've about forgotten how
used to feel Dad, believe if
you'd get up some morning. or sev-
al mornings at break of day and
t. Ike Il flight Of 80 or SO miles before
b .eakfast you'd feel better Maybe
yau wouldn't; but when | get back
I'm Going to get ship and try you
for a short ride anyway. bet you
don t!-Dad
They have ship here called the
Caudron which is considered very
safe-if such is possible and | think
you'd be willing to try it. know
you would If I'd tell you that We
cauld take off" in the school yard
ard be at your favorite fishing place
In 20 minutes Maybe while we
we're going over we'd ride up over
tue clouds-that's fine, but not the
b st security in the world, for when
ysu start back thru the cloud you can't
til what's under them. Got copy
G. the paper wherein Fay speaks of
seeing the aviator at Mills go up into
$, he clouds and come out again. ;"
Nalf. that's almost an every day oe-
cyfenee here-have been there several
times myself. It's not so bad only
spectacular. Where the dangerous
bart comes IN is when you are leaving
the ground, and the landing. After
YOU have gained 600 or 800 feet aiti-
tade. your motor can poop II II
wants to and you can land with a
dead stick" but let your motor tail
to fire before you gain amy altitude,
or while YOU are starting up and the
fivinnq speed is insufficient, you're IN
f5r crash" and you 20 down nose
FIRST" and maybe you get out alive
and maybe--you break an arm or
leg. and maybe the final washoute
occurs.
lie had TIVE r three thrills my.
self. at least they were thrills to me.
bat guess they were not SO bad. /
came out right side up with care, 50
did the pilot and in two cases the
plane. in another -well not so good,
Pm going to write some short
s4aries on nv experience for the paper
lust as soon as get time aud be-
Heve they viii prove interesting to the
readers of The News who desire such
NV first story which I'll try and get
vou for next issue will be along the
line Of "Why | Am in the Air Ser
vice another following will be the
PHYSICAL Tests" another My First
lfrobt." another "a Forced Landing,
anotber above the Clouds and SO
oa. with an effort to give my own eX-
nerieYces, spiced with the experiences
If others and what | have seen.
rJave been trying to get typewriter
ever since | have been here, so tnat
] could set the stuff cut Of my system
rs il sure tires my arm to use pen
ril but so far haven't been able.
Received several copies Of the paper
the past week, and devoured every
yord Located Raymond thru his
letter and have sent him a short let
ter. Fay is probably on this side
by now, and I'll locate him the next
time I'm in town and can call at the
nersonnel office there. From what
! Information we get here the ola fegl-
ment has been torn asunder. Some
have been sent one place, some anoth-
/ or. but | don't know any particulars
! Haven't heard from Colonel Ownbey
or Cant. Brogdon since I've been here,
only thru members of the organlza-
ton. Don't know what it means,
but have an idea that the men and
Officers will 90 to- fill vacancies IN
other organizations.
Up until today i've have had almost
ideal weather, nit too coio put crisp
and snappy. T1is morning /" began
raining and has Trained a a. aI bana
it's cold rainl 20. somewhere and
Fay is in goo amp
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