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block up the Dump but his shells were a long way short & no damage was done. During the Morning I went over to the Aerodrome & saw some beautiful Machines in the hangers, several Machines went up & several came down while I was there. One pilot I was talking to showed me one scout Machine which was capable of Flying at 140 miles per hour & it can carry enough petrol to last on a Fly for 4 hours, it was only a one man machine. It is a pretty sight seeing a Machine starting to fly after the Motor was started two men hold it back from starting & the force of the wind from the propeller blows the grass under the plane flat on the ground. When all is ready the men let go & the Machine runs along with a slight incline until a certain speed is gained then it assumes a horizontal position & then in a second up it rises & off it goes, they are painted all colors, Red White & blue all over them also a number on both sides. I saw a Two Man Machine going up these planes carry a number of Bombs 5 or 6 at a time, on the Back of each Machine is a Vickers Machine Gun. There are a