"FOLLOW MY LEADER" IN THE AIR
Since aerial fighting has developed flom an uncertain adventure into a scienco wo have nil become familiar with aircraft formations. To the bomber and scout alike, both in our own and the enemy's aircraft, whether for offence or defence, the .formation is essential. Only rare geniuses of_ the air are permitted to scout over' enemy territory alone. For the others retention of their placo in the formation is imperative. Sooner or later a "sticky end" attends the straggler. Sitting in the clouds a few thousand feet above, hawk-eyed scouts await him, ready to swoop down and cut him off and later to report that "an E.A. two-seater was attacked and sent down in flames from 15,000 ft. over ."
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 11, 8 October 1918, Page 5
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124"FOLLOW MY LEADER" IN THE AIR Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 11, 8 October 1918, Page 5
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