The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 30, 1918, Image 7
AMERICAN ACE BRING
DOWN MANY AIRPL;
Nine? December, I1H7, lla*
slrojwl 20 Kneniy Planes 11
Oik* Balloon.
With the American Arn
France, Aug. 29.?The ato
Lieut. David E. Putnam, of N(
Mass., the leading ace of Am
aviation, as he tells it, give
impression there is nothing e?
dinary in the making of a star
air fleet. Of the big things 1
done ho tells in In so qnlet 1
that thov nnne.ir nrdlnat-v
1 fight took placee June 5, wh
engaged 10 Germans and shot
five of them.
A year ago he waR feeling hi
on a Penguin, the machine t
given to all beginners because I
not fly off the ground. Now ti
erage is three victories a r
having destroyed 20 enemy
and an observation bolloon sin
debut, December 20. 1917. N
of these have been officially r
Putnam shows In the air the
ardent aggressiveness that the
mans have been grieved to ol
In our Infantry. Like a great
new fliers, he sailed blldly ov?
lines far Into the territory oc<
by the Germans to provoke I
l In consequence a number of hi
tories could not be officially co
p ed and the risks were large
Pi creased. Twlre he has had to
back over the lines with his
out of commission and his mi
(shot up.
After seven months trainini
ono month's service at the fro
Sfj fought his first battle and w
V j January 19. Wally Winter, ol
? cago, flying In the same patrol
w ~ Putnam saved him during this
Putnam now saye he was the
B-wno was saved by Winter. I
r ( in a high wind that bore him
? Into the enemy's territory he si
two Germans below him makir
the French lines. He drove
them and got one 2,000
height. Then he discovered th;
other German was manoeir
above him and that higner up
ter was coming down followed b
more of the enemy. He took 1
to meet Winter and the Gei
abandoned the fight.
A curious accident in his s
fight, January 2. gave Putnar
unpleasant sensation of heing i
adversaries mercy. He made s
sharp drive after his man flu
J machine turned turtle and a
spure ammunition feil out. H
fired his last cartridge from his
when the German wabbled
crashed about two miles insld
^ German lines Putnam's last
had done for him.
^ A week later he had anothei
I row escape when in a light with
two-seaters bis machine was sh
' most to pieces. He just mnnap
drive under his adversaries
plane back to the French lint
Putnam began work with
squadron of Lieutenant Madon
monoplane March 14 and the
day ran into a patrol of 15 Ger
Knowing ho had the advantai
speed he decided to make a qui<
tac'', then dive. AM the T"
? followed him down, one of the
least, in a dizzy nose spin, m
the third success officially crt
ilk , . . ? - -
. , i nnim. inc next day he dowi
W two-eater In a fight with two
Kun jammed and he had to
|. away from the second.
One of his longest and ha
| combats was April 11 when h
W gaged four two-seaters durir
0b minutes. One of them erf
The afternoon of the followinf
he ran into ono of the German
cusses;' there were six in the |
and he got two of them. '
made five adversaries shot dow
tween March 14 and April 12
a monoplane.
Engaged at close quarters w
two-seater on May 15 he got
^ enough .to see the German g
fall forward on his quick-flror
he sent a bullet home. Putnan
brought down himself for the
time June 2, but withoyt pei
damage. He wag one of two flg
protecting tw<^ reconnoiterlns
chines when he sighted 11 Ger
He signalled, but the reconnolt
planes continued their course,
minutes later th^Germans can
In two groups, one of five abovi
one of sltf below. The reconn
k i <g pianos dove for their line;
JBc, t Putna n**>r the first time in h
jbg roer gave himself up for lost.
r~ One nf.thn Germans hud snr
k **d in cutting off the reconnolt
Wt plane*. Putpam (love and
r liiin down. Another C'lin.in
^ tit the second t-eoonnolterer and
nbrtk followed. The German "pi
; v.* nose tip," wlSioh In aviation pai
l" "**' means th?t he made a ?t? op u(
'-.Jiurn, and put three , bullet;
J \ Putp^m's nao*or. IJe got Ane
turn jthat sent him down In a <
?s . ln? slid? on the wlngf Mean
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a w\v l',e s,x machlnes In the higher group
jj s were tiring and one of their bullets
.... ?,.. went through, the machine within
?n ne
down *la" Inch of Putnam's foot. His mo-]
tor was now out of commission and
Is w w 'u; was '??k'nK f?r two disasters at
liat is onee?a ?r 4.000 yards and the
final bullet. Again the Germans
It canabandoned
just as they were about
llS ft V""
nonth t0 get ^',n an<* manaBe<4 to fall
. ' just softly enough to break nothing
pianes ... . ,,
ce his /wood.
'ot all ^ greal fl8ht that made Put,
nam famous in France was over the
ecordbattlefield
of Rheims on June 5. In
a half hour combat he shot down
( Qcr five of an enemy squadron of 10 albatrosses.
It was close and difficult
jRprvfl
work, for the Germans maneuvered
^'the "hillfully and closed in on him until
. . he could see pilots plainly in their
nipied
u ... seats as their machines passed unbattle.
, . , .....
. der him. He waved his hand to one'
[ft VICnfirm
them and the German returned
j I the salute in tho thick of the fight.
. All Putnam says about it is that lie
plane . '
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ichine aiU' wa*ched closely every chance to
fire. He finally got into a good pound
s't'on am' the Herman machines bes
gan to fall. Five of them crashed
nt he , , . ..
on jj before the fight was over.
f Chi J one 14 Putnam got three out of
said 8'X ^k^ers and the next day shot
down one of two German observing
planes. He was about to put out
' r of this on account of jammed guns,
when one of bis adversaries pulled
ghted UP a 8harp anB'e- fired 10 shots,
' ^or turned over and fell 200 yards; then
'after mac^'ne ,)r?ke in the air and
vards craH'le(l* Since then Putnam has
it the ar('0Un,0(' for an observation balloon
and, June 30, another enemv
roring
Win- P,ane' ^
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