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Fireberg, Charlie and Dominic Gibbs and I met at our rooms at the Continental at six. I was frankly tired and the restful atmosphere of the assembling place appealed to me more than any idea of scurrying about. My boots felt uncomfortable the burbling of the bath was an irresistible attraction to further enjoy but we knocked all that sort of heaven in the head by having American cooked broiled chicken and its noble accessories before the fact, at "The Chinese Umbrella", that successful little American managed shop where the Field Service then and later the Aviators were wont to gather. C. Baker is an old F.S. man and he was welcomed as the matroness smilingly gave us greeting. Charlies told

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mandc: Go here for a picture of Brook's Smith IV Spad XIII biplane with shooting star insignia: http://www.usaww1.com/2nd_Pursuit_Group.php4 "Fireberg" is probably Freiberg or Freiburg.