The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
QUICK THOUGHT
 AND BRAINS ARE MOST NECESSARY

British Air Force Headquarters in France, Aug. 3.-Brains and quick ness of thought are as necessary to the teal skill in aerial manoeuvres. The English pilot of single-seater fight CT of the latest type, while cruising well over the German lines recently saw below him three slow, old-fash- toned enemy machines flying steadily westward. as though to cross the lines into British territory.
 Unfortunately, the Germans were too far off to be attacked success fully, and the British pilot figured that If they realized his presence they would fly for home and safety long before he could get within range. He therefore flew up into the clouds and then turned in the direction in which the enemy machines were moving.
 Judging his time, he pushed the nose of his machine downward. dived out of the clouds to the Germans be- meath, and, when close enough to be fairly sure of his mark, pressed the trigger of his gun. A stream of lead plc~S GU dpOuI l110 IC41l1dIl 1I1dS4A41ACS None of them returned his fire. Once before the pilot had heard of similar occurrence. This flashed through his mind, and pulling back the control lever, he scared up again into the clouds. He was only just in time, for as he vanished into the va DOT three enemy scouts appeared. The slow machines were the bait and the British airplane was the expected prey, for it's pilot was well-known and feared by the Germans in that part of the line.
 Once he knew what the odds were against him, he no longer hesitated. Down once more out of the clouds he came, straight at the nearest scout A short burst from his machine-gun and the hostile machine wavered then slowly fell into a spin, hurtling downwards and crashing far below. The odds were still five to one. True three of the enemy machines were slow and fashioned, and taken alone might have been accounted for l one by one, but the addition of two | fastAflying scouts manoeuvred by skillful pilots gave the matter a diff | ferent aspect. The British pilot did not wait, but no sooner had one ma chine fallen than he flew at the next banking, zooming, sideslipping, ever trying to reach the vulnerable spot ir the enemy's armor. All the time the second scout was trying to secure 8 l favorable position to fire at the at | fo oJt5
 were firing long-range bursts as op-
 rortunity afforded.
 For some minutes this competition | for position continued, each party fir. ing short bursts without definite re
 suits. Then suddenly the deciding l factor arrived.
 Out of the sky 1oomed a two-seat.
 CT British fighter of the latest type
 It was proceeding on a special CT.
 ized his arrival the new pilot steeret
 his machine into the midst of the
 fight. A long burst from his rear gur
 caused one of the German fighters tc stagger in it's flight, then drop its
 nose and leave the combat. Evi
 dently the pilot had been hit. Ther 1 together the two British machine!
 charged the Germans. A short skir
 mish ensued before the enemy decid
 ed that discretion was the better par
 of valor and put their machines into
 spins to evade their adversaries' firt
 in the low attitudes close to eartT where the anti aircraft batterie!
 would protect them.