. My husband . «-^ -td. He was going for all he was worth for Hunland,I after him, both blazing away. Presently hestopped firing, and I guess I must have either hitthe observer, or his gun just jammed. Then theHun pilot tried to turn and shake me off his tail,but he couldnt, and every time I could get thelight on him I blazed away. By this time wewere across the lines on his side, and the HunArchies were firing at me, but I was so darned[90] MY HUSBAND excited that I didnt notice anything. Well, wekept on for some time when suddenly his ma-chine tipped over sideways and downward, andthen start
. My husband . «-^ -td. He was going for all he was worth for Hunland,I after him, both blazing away. Presently hestopped firing, and I guess I must have either hitthe observer, or his gun just jammed. Then theHun pilot tried to turn and shake me off his tail,but he couldnt, and every time I could get thelight on him I blazed away. By this time wewere across the lines on his side, and the HunArchies were firing at me, but I was so darned[90] MY HUSBAND excited that I didnt notice anything. Well, wekept on for some time when suddenly his ma-chine tipped over sideways and downward, andthen started spinning like a top. I knew I hadhit him. He fell right through some clouds, andI lost sight of him forever. When I came home I reported it, but of courseas I didnt actually see him hit the ground, Icouldnt very well claim him as a certainty; butwhile I was at lunch one of our pilots who wasworking with the artillery in that vicinity saidhe saw the machine come through the clouds andcrash into the ground. So after it
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