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several reports of a Machine Gun fireing overhead, on looking up I saw one Aeroplane coming down & in a moment about 8 more following, the one was diving & turning quickly the others following when all of a sudden the one turned upside down & began to fall. a great cheer went up from the Camp as the Machine was slowly coming down & the others following it as it came closer it was wobbling from side to side & parts of it was falling away, down, down it came slowly until it was lost to view amongst the trees, then there set in a scamper of the boys all making for the Scene about 1 mile away. Being on duty I could only go over to the Road where I could see Soldiers running in all directions, it is marvellous where they all came from, One of the Machines in following the disabled one came down to quickly & he lost control & struck the ground, As we all expected it turned to be a German Machine, we were all correct, it appears that the others where French Machines