New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . first into his seat. About ten years weightcame off my shoulders by this time. It was the funniest sight in theworld to see the expression on that face as he scrambled up the fusel-age and fell face first into the cockpit with only his heels stickingout. All that saved him was the little wooden spars that hold thecovering of the fuselage breaking and making a sort of a hole inwhich his body stuck as it struck. As we were in formation, some of the other men saw it. They said that F left the fuselage bodily and flew through the
New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . first into his seat. About ten years weightcame off my shoulders by this time. It was the funniest sight in theworld to see the expression on that face as he scrambled up the fusel-age and fell face first into the cockpit with only his heels stickingout. All that saved him was the little wooden spars that hold thecovering of the fuselage breaking and making a sort of a hole inwhich his body stuck as it struck. As we were in formation, some of the other men saw it. They said that F left the fuselage bodily and flew through the air for a space of five feet till he struck thevertical stabilizer that knocked him back on to the fuselage. Ofcourse, it is hard to believe, but it is Gospel truth. All the time it washappening we were going at the rate of 100 miles per hour at least. F to-day is reposing in bed, having been excused from all formations. He will never come any nearer death at the front, andnothing can ever scare me any more than this did. [ 120 ] A Bit of Unintentional Acrobatics. GARDINER HORSFORD FISKE First Lieutenant, , , Twentieth Aero SquadronFirst Bombardment Group Son of Andrew and Gertrude (Horsford) Fiske, of Weston, Mass.;was born in Boston on Sept. 14, 1892. He was educated at the Nobleand Greenough School, and at Harvard College, , class of1914. Before entering the Service he was for two and a halfyears a member of the 1st Corps of Cadets, He enlisted May 30, 1917, at Weston, Mass., trained at May 1 to June 23, and was transferred to Essington, Pa.,June 24, 1917. He was commissioned 1st Lieut, on Oct. 31, 1917,and ordered overseas Nov. 1, continuing his training at Issoudunand Clermont-Ferrand, France, throughout the winter and springof 1918. He was attached to the French School at Chateaudun andChartres, , during the summer of 1918. On Aug. 31 he wasassigned to the 20th Aero Squadron, 1st Bombardment Group, andtook part in 14 bombing-raid
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