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them crazy in spite of the makeup of the party, that commands my respect. They got back safely but it wasn't their fault.
Yesterday Putnam and I were in a grand free for all far into the rear of [[Hunland?]] When we reached Pont-a-Mousson on our voluntary patrol at our normal time of seventeen o'clock we spotted three Hun single seaters and headed for 'em. Over Flirey we circled and below us saw two two-=seaters that those chasse boys were protecting (?) We gave chase to the chasse and off they went pell mell to their rear. We continued the hunt till they began to dive for their aearodrome hear Lachausee, and then back we went for the two reglage buses. These were heading frantically in the path of the three champions when we got sight of 'em again. Putnam when after 'em in a gradual glide with lil' me trailing. We tried to effect their morale with a few long distance shots