Item 01: G. O. Hawkins articles and notes ca. 1916-1919 - Page 15
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an enemy aeroplane and drops gently like an airy jewel in the clear blue of the sky.
High in the air out there at the same distance forward are floating a number of similar baloons wherefrom brave men, suspended in their basket cabins are peering into the enemy lines.
The huge sausage – like forms of these are conspicuous objects.
They are anchored to earth at considerable distances apart and the line they make in the sky indicates the lay of the front line trenches of which, however, it must be understood they are well to the rear.
Fritz is aware of the suitability of the weather for observation and he is displeased and uneasy that there should be so many stations aloft from which his foe can pry into his movements.
He has therefore sent forth one of his most expert war eagles