Lieutenant Bridgeman went out over the German line and "strafed" a depot. He stayed awhile to locate a new gun position and was caught between three strong batteries ofArchies."Reports?" said the wing commander. "Well, Bridgeman isn't back and Tam said he sawhim nose-dive behind the German trenches."So the report was made to Headquarters and Headquarters sent forward a long account ofair flights for publication in the day's communique, adding, "One of our machines did notreturn.""But, A' doot if he's killit," said Tam; "he flattened oot before he reached airth an' flewaroond a bit. Wi' ye no ask Mr. Lasky, sir-r, he's just in?"Mr. Lasky was a bright-faced lad who, in ordinary circumstances, might have been lookingforward to his leaving-book from Eton, but now had to his credit divers bombed dumpsand three enemy airmen.He met the brown-faced, red-haired, awkwardly built youth whom all the Flying Corpscalled "Tam."
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