PRIESTS AS AVIATORS
TWO B'RAVK FATHERS Roman Catholic priests, v. ho like all Frenchmen of military agm had to join the colours, have distinguished themselves in the aviation service. Father Miribail became an observer wi,th, the “Hawk (Escadfillc/’ Jmkl was always the first to volunteer for any perilous mission. The day of the great raid on Karlsruhe, after which the enemy admitted 257 victims and damage amounting to £IOO,OOO, the machine which carried Father Maribail and his pilot, Sergeant Seitz, did not return. The Legion of Honour was awarded to plucky observation officer, who had already earned two citations, and; 'the statement accompanying the award read: “Forced to land by motor, trouble, he succeeded in burning his machine and the papers aboard. ’ ’ Scot/, has since escaped to Franco, and Cardinal Hartmann, Bishop of Cologne, has excommunicated Father Maribail. Father Bourjado. second lieutenant of aviation, is a specialist in destroying observation baloons. He has won the Legion of Honour.
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Taihape Daily Times, 20 December 1918, Page 7
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