East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-03


head on in snch encounters, and vet
don't think thar the pilots are excited q
such moments. they are too intent -ol
what they are doing, Afterward: Well
miss Is as good as mile in such cases
Either he got yon or he Didn't. Nohod,
thinks of even the most exciting encnunte
the next second. there's too much else t,
J think abont- OF eonrse, when down OF
the ground n man may recall what hap
r,ened. but there are 50 many encounters
lail of The time tkat nothing stancs ou
very much. What man in single
place machine is usually trying to do, is is
get on top of the enemy flyer and drive
DOWN. "A two place machine is different
because the man at the back can shoot
upward The man in single place ma
chine in combat with a two place ma,
chine tries 10 come up under the tail Of his
adversary IL
Flyers stand by each other to the last
came out with them to look for the enemy
gets hack all right. even If this involves a
risk to their own lives. The following lit
| tie account vii. show You what it means
10 have pal in TIE air service. Fhe Ser.
hian and another chasseur from Spa 9i
were out over the lines watching for a
long time one dag when they saw some
black smoke puffs which indicated that
the French anti-aircraft machines had
been shooting at Boehe flyer. The two
IFrenehmcn were 10000 feet up. and they
decided that they wouid not go directly
after the fellow but would go into Ger
many and meet him on his way back,
while they were flying out of Germany
When they were c6ming out of Germany
and approaching the French lines they
saw the German fooling over the lines.
Obviously he belonged to the Richthofen
circus lie was an excellent flyer and ac-.
cepted combat at once.
He came straight for the Serbian and
just before he got to him sheered off to
his left The Serbian tried to follow, but
the German in. passing so closely had dis
turbed the air currents so that the Ser
bian got going in a tail spin.
A ,Sapoge Exchange.
''rhe German was then going sharply
toward the left and the Serbian, in tail
spin, was out of the combat for the time
being. The second FrenchmaD then looked
over his shoulder TO see which way thcl
German was coming and the Germanl
then came around sharp to the right. 1heI
second Frenchman's next move was thspI
to his own left. which brought him facel
to face with the German.
'.They exchanged shots just before they
passed. Then the German made turn
so as to get in some shots on the first
man, who was tail spinning This made it \
necessary for the second French flyer to
10 a wing slide sidewise. so as to ap-
proach the German at right angles. It'll
was not possible for him to shoot at the
German from the rear, because in. tbatl
-ase he would have shot at his pal as well
as at the German.
when the German saw the move OF the
second Ffenchman he sheered- off and
made an endeayor to turn and climb.
Then the second Frenchman, who was
having trouble with his motor and knew
hat. he could not climb. had to go overl
md literally sit on the German
After couple of attempts to rise the
German made long descending serpen-
inc. and while he was doing this the
Trenchman waited until he got on the
Ugh side of each turn, when there is a
Of hesitation. and gave him thirty
II forty shots each time
After some time the German went
fraight down on his nose. but the French L
nan was by no means sure that this was i
ot 4 rnse Flyers sa--cfimps simulate IL