South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-15

ming fight the German lines. Tipping through the
upper air at 100 miles hour by the sllful
vering OF their planes the allied
in several bursts from their gun on the tail Of
the Germans whose machine crumpled up burst into
flames and fell to earth. ingalls, not es-
without its share puncures but luckily nothing
damaged which the functioning Of
squadron airdrome
swOoPED DOWN ON ARDRoME.
On the night Of Aug 49, 1918. ingalls, flew the
German airdrome AT Varsenaere. and dropping to a
point where his plane nearly touched the ground
sprayed $50 rounds from his machine gun into
wondering Teutons who making desperate efforts
10 him with their arches" Swinging in a wide
circle. he again swooped down the hangers and
loose four bambs in the midst things. putting
searchghs scattering Germans and mussine things up
generally.
On Sept. Is he repeated at the German airdrome at
Uytkerle the stunt ne worked Varsenaere Flying
low. ne rushed out OF the clouds upon the German
hangers and fired 400 Lewis" into the
light canvas structures with the upward swing
his plane he free four bombs upon the Fokkers
grouped the field below.
BROUGHT DOWN RUMPLER AT oSTEND
On this raid Ingalls, the leader of formation
Of five in a wing Of Camels and on the return from
Uytkerke. ne sighted an enemy two-seated Rumpler
going west from Ostend altitude Of 5000 feet In
gals and Lieut. II. C. Smith British air force
turned out Of formation in the shore and
attacked The Rumpler turned and dived toward os
tend, the Camels following. Firing rounds from
of so 200 yards they enemy plane
down 10 about 500 feet off the Ostend piers
Rumper went down out of control burst into flames,
and crashed just off the beach
On the 18th of September ingalls, made OF the
most spectacular flights on record In company with
two English pilots in Sopwith Cames he sighted kite
balloon about $500 feett elevation
Crossing the line the Camels attacked firing
about 90 Buckingham tracers each.
GERMAN STATION BURNED.
The Germans began to reel in the kite, Camels
following it down to about 500 feet altitude, when two
observers to jump with white parachutes.
ingalls, gave the balloon another spraying with tracer
bullets and 1t burst into flames.
Three balloon hangers were observed at this station,
and the flaming balloon fell landed
hangers, which in instant ablaze. There
explosion and the fire spread to the two remaining
hangers destroying the entire station while the flames
visible far Newport An the Camels were
badly damaged by machine and anti-arcraft fire.
but they reached their base in safety.
on Sept %, ingalls,, who in company with four other
Camels. flew all Flanders, committing depreda
lions German hangers and ammunition trains drop
ped four bombs the German ammunitiOns a
Hamdezeame. and blew up a number of wagons loaded
with shells Later he flew the ammunition dump
Wercken and landed four bombs large hut filed
with explosives setting it fire. Swinging
the railway station at Thourout. where the Ger
mans had an enormous supply dump he made two
curate hits On the back, being the fourth trip
for the day. ingalls, dropped four bombs a
horse transport. he and his companions got
enough good bursts from their machine guns
count Is Germans and IS horses work
this kind that for ingalls, British distinguish
ed flying
During a test flight on Sept. "a ingalls, in company
with another Camel sighted a two-seated Rumpler
Nieuport. Both CameIs attacked. following Rump-
very close ingalls, and his mate getting in two bursts
Of 200 rounds yards Driving the enemy
taispn, Ingalls, followed him down to 600 feet. when
the Rumpler into flames and quickly crashed.
The daring and enterprise of flyers is well illus
by these instances But the best tribute that
during the last 10 months of the surface
craft convoy protected by American naval aircraft in
the successfully attacked by enemy sub
marines.
The questions which are puzzling the naval experts