Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20
ENSIGN Tells OF
SEQPI.ANE: FIGHT
Officer Describes How American
and British AViators He'd
Off Superior Forces.
FOUR MACHINES ATTACK 20
Interesting Account CT an Exciting
Aerial combet During tie tate
War~-Battlc Enemy for
Several 9our3.

tereSting accounts of au aerial oomt#,
In TIE late war was made public r.
Gently BY The navy news bureau, witch
hns headquarters in the navy depart,
ment in Washington.
The story is told In the report If
Ensign H. r. heEes Of the United
States Naval Flying corps 10 Admiral
Sims, and relates how four British
seaplanes operated by American and
British ayiators fought % German ma
chimes several hours In defense Of q
British plane that had been forced to
descend to the water for repairs,
Ensign keyes was the front gun
layer Of one Of the machines, in which
lieutenant GaI'ayne Of the British
Royal Air force was second pilot IN
his report the aviator says:
"Our three machines from Fciy-
stowe rose from The water ut uaon
circled into patrol formation, aud pro-
ceeded along he coast to Yarmouth.
Here we were joined by two more
planes At one O'Clock the squadron
turned east Soon we perceived the
Dutch coast and followed the sandy
beaches Of Texolt and NHelaud islands
until we came to TerschelIin2,
Sighted German Planes.
AT Terschcllinc we yeered west
hut we soon had 10 turn back because
one machine (Eaton's) had come to
the water with a broken petrol pine
We circled it, and u minutes lssar
sighted five German planes stcerin5
west. which would soon bring them
upon lis.
Lieutenant Gal1ayne was seated
near the wheel His duty was 10
kneel with eyes above the cowl and
direct the pilot I was in the front
cockpit. with one gun and 400 rounds
of ammunition. In the stern cockpit
the engineer and wireless ratings were
TO handle three guns.
1--WE took battle formation and went
forward to meet the enemy machines
but when almost within range they
turned and ran away from Us. At
once we gave chase. but soon found
that they were too fast.
we had chased these planes 10 keep
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