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Captain got one of them. They had a forced landing - bullets in prop and engine. Turned gently on nose in shell hole in German lines which our troops were occupying. Was under shell fire. Came back O.K.
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The big naval guns going off underneath where we were flying actually jarred us 1500 feet up above. I though archie was going off at first.
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What a night - a battle. Fires here and there and everywhere. And smoke, and flashes. Tanks, men, sausages, roads cluttered with troops and transports. The air full of ships.
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2700 casualties passed through Evacuation No 1 yesterday. At the mortuary there were a few score of caskets, and sacks .......
One driver brought in a load of Germans. These were dead when he arrived. All he said was, "Well, I brought them in, anyway."
Many prisoners. 8000 I believe - saw 3000 myself.
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One of our Salmsons came out of a cloud saw a long file of Bosche and laid a number