Above the French Lines

Above the French Lines - Letters of Stuart Walcott, American Aviator: July 4, 1917, to December 8, 1917

[From the Princeton Alumni Weekly of January 30, 1918.] It is now seven weeks since the dispatches from Paris reported that Stuart Walcott was attacked by three German airplanes and brought down behind the German lines, after he himself had brought down a German plane in his first combat on December 12, 1917, and that it was feared he had been killed; but even now, after the lapse of nearly two months, it is not definitely known whether his fall proved fatal, or whether the earnest hope of his friends that he is still alive may be realized. The reports are conflicting. A cable message of January 7 said that in Germany it was reported that S. Walcott had been killed by a fall on December 12 near Saint Souplet; but Dr. Walcott received a letter on January 19 which holds out some hope that the fall was not fatal and that his son may be a prisoner in Germany. This letter, dated December[2] 17, is from a young aviator named Loughran,[A] who was Stuart Walcotts roommate at the flying station. He gives this report of what was told to him by an observer and pilot who saw the combat: On the 12th of December at 11:30 a. m., there were five pilots to go out on high patrol, including Stuart and myself. But I was prevented from going, because of a wrenched ankle. Stuart and the other pilots left here at 11:40 a. m. for high patrol, which means they are to fly above the thousand metres. Two of the pilots had to return because of motor trouble, leaving one pilot whom Stuart was following. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 62480
Author: Walcott, Stuart
Release Date: Jun 26, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English