Certain
French aviators, taken prisoner by our troops, have described his
method thus: sometimes, when in command of his squadron, he left it
to his men to attack, and when he had ascertained which of his
opponents was the weakest, he attacked that one in turn. Sometimes
he would fly alone at very great altitudes, for hours, above his
own lines, and when he saw one of our machines separated from the
others would pounce upon it unawares. If his first onset failed, he
would desist at once, not liking fights of long duration, in the
course of which real gallantry must be displayed.[30]
[Footnote 30: Der Erfolgreichste Franzoesische Kampfflieger Gefallen.
Kapitaen Guynemer genoss grossen Ruhm im franzoesischen Heere, da er 50
Flugzeuge abgeschossen haben wollte. Von diesen ist jedoch
nachgewiesenermassen eine grosse Zahl, wenn auch beschaedigt, in ihre
Flughaefen zurueckgekert. Um deutscherseits eine Nachpruefung unmoeglich zu
machen, wurden in den letzten Monaten Ort und Datum seiner angeblichen
Luftsiege nicht mehr angegeben.
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