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& they followed him from Calais & tried to make him descend & surrender & they would not, as there were two Germans in the Machine so the French Men fired on them at close range & shot the pilot through the head & smashed one of the wings. The Observer he jumped out as the Machine was near the tops of the trees, hoping to get caught in the Branches, but did not & he crashed down & was killed instantly, & he was badly smashed up but was breathing but died a little later. The Machine fell on a square piece of cleared ground alongside of a Dump. Crowds soon gathered around to gather parts for Soveniers. I signed off at 1.45 Pm after another run to Pottenhook siding with Ammunition & then I had a sleep during the Afternoon & after Tea my chum & myself went over to see the place, when we arrived on the spot, the Machine was gone only small pieces of wood were left about the ground & a lot of Petrol was lying in a hole, which