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Reference code
LAP/1/2/21
Title
Letter from Sir Lawrence to his father, Hugh Lee III Pattinson
Date(s)
- 29 Apr 1917 (Creation)
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1 item, paper.
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Scope and content
Sir Lawrence discusses an air combat between 5 of his machines and 5 'Huns'. He remarks that his senior Flight Commander, Captain Naughton, and his observer managed to bring down two planes, one of the pilots being seen to fall out of his machine in the air. He notes that the same Captain and observer brought down two planes before, and describes their technique.