Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-11
Great Feats by Aviat0rs
Being Accomplished
Almost Daily.
ONE PLANE ALONE
ATTACKS FIVE HUNS
Destroys Ono Enemy and Forces 9th
ers to Seek Safety-Another Battles
Six Germans and Gets Away in
Safety After Destroying One-Two
Airmen Forced to Give Battle to
Fleet Of Twenty Planes
[By the Associated Press.l

WIN tHe DIitiSl ARMY III iahSo'
May 11.-There has been much air
fighting during the last few days and
the British airnen have fully sustained
the great reputation they established
early in the year. Scores of battles
might be recounted in which the Brit
Ism triumpned over greater numbers Of
the adversaries. All of these stories
vary only as to details.
Several days ago near Ypres one
British machine attacked five Germans
single handed. The Britisher engaged
one enemy and fought him until he
turned tail and fled. The English pilot
then went after another German and
pressed the attack so hard that the EN-
emy was forced into a nose spin in an
attempt to escape. The ruse was futile,
however, for the Britisher followed him
down, firing steadily into the helpless
German machine. until the latter finally
turned on its back and fell plummet-
like. fiji
Another British plane was attacked
by six enemy machines. which came at
1t from below and behind. The British
observer opened fire, at close range. rid
ding the leading German machine
which divided and then burst into
flames. This finisned the work OF the
British pilot who got away safely. n
Bombing Planes Busy.
But the lighting planes are not the
only ones that have been busy. The
British bombing sGuadrons have been
doing wonderful work. destroying rail-
ways and ammunition dumps and
bombing the enemy troops and trans
ports. Tons of high explosives have
been dropped among masses OF the en-
emy at night. causing heavy casual
ties.
The British machines also have been
employed extensively in attacking the
infantry from low attitudes with ma
chine guns, and in many cases veritable
slaughter has resulted. The artillery
planes also have been doing invaluable
service directing the fire Of British
guns, and this represents one Of the
most important phases of the duty of
of the gunners.
Two Attack Twenty.
7 In addition to destroying eight Of the
twenty German alrpLaneS winch, as re-
lated yesterday were engaged so sue
cessfully on Tuesday by two British
machines, the British aviators sent
down five others damaged. The battle
began when the British aviators at
tackled seven German planes.
Two other formations came up, maxi
ing the total Of German planes twenty,
but instead Of retiring the two British
fighters pressed the attack. In and out
among the large enemy force these two
planes with their gallant crews.
swlrled and charged. working their
rapid fire guns like mad. One Of the
Britishers got on the tail Of a big Ger
man machine and riddled it with bull
let's. The enemy airplane hung quiver-
ing in the air for a moment and then.
turning it's nose toward the earth,
crashed down with sheets Of flame
bursting from it.
Destroy Twenty -seven Machines.
Cloudless weather on Thursday
favored the British aviators, according
to an official statement issued today
dealing with air activities, and twenty
seven German machines were downed
and twelve driven down out Of con-
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