AMAZING EXPLOIT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 57, 2 December 1918, Page 3

AMAZING EXPLOIT

DARING YOUNG FREE-LANCE FLYER. . How a young American naval airman went officially to a British front-line aerodrome to "acquire information to be used in the discharge" of his work, and, during one crowded morning, earned for himself a recommendation for the V.C., tho American Congressional Medal and his captaincy, and wouldn't givo his name "for fear of being scolded," is told in a dispatch by Mr. John Russell. Flying with British air patrols, Lieutenant E. G. Chamberlain, U.S.M.C., had his engine damaged. At the same time his right gun jammed. Instead of making for homo ho remained until twelve enemies closed. The American only had 100 rounds of ammunition left for his Eolitary gun, but when a Hun singled him out he 6elit his opponent crashing. Five of the enemy attacked him just as his .engine stopped, but lie cut through the burst of bullets into a loop. The leader of the "circus" came folium and received tho last bullets Chamberlain had. As tho leader's machine circled to its crash the irem-\ining enemy machines made off. Then he landed and stripped his machine, in spite of the enemy's fire. He encountered an enemy patrol, and bluffed them into thinking'that the compass he threatened to throw at them ■ was a grenade. Que of the enemy patrol surrendered, and Chamberlain brought him in as a prisoner.