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in enemy territory gave the Hun the details of the nice new late model Nieuport.

There is then no good reason for the foolhardy principle of tempting Fate and losing machines that-a-way -- to the foe. One can't keep the English from jumping into trouble over [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] ^[[behind]] the lines, and from them we are [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] learning to go the same way. It appears that in the long run the more Huns are brought down by such venturesome means, but still, note the way they succeed in their efforts and yet safeguard what machines they do have.

Again, it is very difficult to gain credit or confirmation for machines brought down very far into Germany. The Spy system is slow and never quite sure so often it does no obvious good to take chances in losing a whole patrol in german territory