The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-18

uIIHISs IiSho Ills HcNA us1luIHcIdClc
times. and-if he comes out Of It
alive-has lot of very exciting
stories to tell the folks back home.
But if he happens. in addition. to be a
soldier Of fortune. fighting in a plane instead
Of on the ground
And if. on top Of that. he's in the SER
vice Of Latin-American country where no.
body knows much Of anything about aviation
And If all the aviators on the enemy
side are his buddies. boon companion. in
many carefree revel-
Then the stories he takes back home with
him are likely to be highly humorous. as we'll
as exciting.
A case in point is that Of Col. Dean
Ivan Lamb. one of the most experienced OF
all present-day soldiers Of fortune. For Colonel
Lambs experiences include all of the ifs =
mentioned above. and they make very amusing
reading.
Colonel Lamb recently recounted his expert
ences in book. THE Incurable Filibuster. =
just published BY Fanar and Rinehart. In
this book he tells Of some Of the strangest aerial
combats recorded in the history Of war; blood
less combats in which the men on each side
tried to see how good show they could put
on without endangering each Others lives.
HE got his first taste Of It few years be-
IL fore the World War. when aviation was
still a very uncertain and little understood
game. He had already become veteran SOL
der Of fortune. mixing in several Latin
American scraps as a machine gunner. At his
time-the spring Of l9l2-he had JUS.
learned to fly. and had wandered down to
Naco. Arizona. looking for excitement.
He found plenty Of it. just across the border
in Mexico. The revolution against Huerta
was in full swing: the Mexican town opposite
Naco was held by the Carranzistas and was
being besiesed by the Huerta troops. Present.
y Colonel Lamb got in touch with one Gen.
Benjamin Hill. commanding he Carranza
forces there. General Hill learned that he was
an aviator and promptly hired him. Then he
ordered plane from New York.
The Huerta forces already had brdman
on the scene-one Philip RAIDER. former San
Francisco newspaper reporter and good friend
Of Colonel Lambs. He flew over the be-
leasuered town several times. dropping bombs.
So. as soon as the new plane arrived, General
Hill insisted that Colonel Lamb take to the
mir at once.
Early one morning. while making
reconnaissance. saw the enemy plane
md edged over in its direction" writes
Colonel Lamb. AS neared the ma
chine close enough to note details. the
pilot pushed up his goggles. Sure enough.
/ was Phil RAIDER. *
He seemed to recognize me. and
while trying to edge BIT closer we near
y locked wings He quickly sheered of,
shaking his 6st at me. and then straight
med out. flying parallel
He then drew a pistol and fred
downward below my machine. For q Il.
'econd my heart stopped beating a. drew
ny own gun. but before starting action il
occurred to me that he had not actually Is
'imed At me. but beneath. Following his
Example. fired twice. and as he sudden.
y tilted his plane my heart jumped into
ny throat. thinking that by accident he
lad been bit.
he Strengthened out again and copied my
sample BY firing two shots. We then fired
paced shots until our guns were empty at about
be same time.
Needles to say. all the shots were wild.
Reloadins revolver IN the cranky plane. Of
hose days was hard. but Lamb and RAIDER
managed i and continued with their duel. The