AN AIRMAN'S ADVENTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1917, Page 4

AN AIRMAN'S ADVENTURES.

Dunedin, July 23 Advice was received to day by Mr E. Wood, of 1 Diineifu, which states that his youngest 1 ’ 'Ejfsl liieuto'nant Al' Wciod, oftlie Royal . js. st'iiinr jjif- . i: -Vrl Efying Corps, is safe. Lieutenant Wood has had many exciting experiences during the "past" two in Urahoe.’’'He 'togk" part in ’the big aerial engagement over Lille, ralkprif fast, and* was tlien reporieej as having been seen to fall. |n-a letter received by Mr E. Wood, the airman gives a graphic'account'of his dSVeWtuW, He srepnin u-.-aiii; ;• or m ~pv«::a:r • .111 stateq he wss fjying over Lille, in company with several other British airmen, xtdieh his engine broke down, but he managed to keep ’bis 'machine under control knd make a landing v-iiitirG- Awtl '* Usi'Ht ** p.urmg his flight he was surby foup Cforman machines, one of which lie succeeded in bringing tb eiirth before iiis bwn' r machine failed. ' 11 He was taken prisoner by'tlie Ik:-.s:; iff vtan a ?• •:nwteb*fi£> tr;? enemy, and wjion tjie -mail Je|fc was about to be transferred to an inland prisoners’ cahi’p ’iu’ Germany, along jvitji several Britujji infantry officers 1 . tfp : l6'the time of writing, Lieutenant 1 (l^l ? l|ben wefl :, t ! rea : |e(i n by : ' , t'|iq enemy. |Hffiitenant Woot| belongs to London; and is only twenty-two years of sg§, ’’He wa^“formerly" a second-lieu-tehant’in' ftegment, and Sav? : ' consider^bfe “* 1 'in’ th s trenches in Urapce for |ix mgnth| bistore-being transferred tb the’ Rbyal wessoni-rna Elying Corps. r.-> i'V •••••? , •"