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his sights." He escaped the others by way of the cloud route.
Finally he crashed on a high ridge in the lower Vosges. At this point he comes in with the statement that he could have lifted the machine off himself, when he heard French voices. The women [[strikethrough]] lifted [[/strikethrough]] got him out. Later American voices came up. "For God's sake hurry up." Then the hospital.
Now he's O.K. and will be back with us in a few days. Only he looks many years older.
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Sept [[strikethrough]] 12 [[/strikethrough]] 11, 1918.
Much rain lately. Truck teams continually going by. Wonder wen the roar will start ..... On protection mission today. Hate it. With these motors y' know. The weather saved us this morning. We all hope it'll continue.
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The best book on a flier's experience is James Normal Hall's "High Adventure". Written in human style. No bragging. Natural. True. It's doubly pertinent to us because Captain

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should be James Norman Hall