[8] It is very difficult to fly by compass in clouds for any length of time.
[9] Kite balloon.
[10] These machines were some of the first to be used for reconnaissance purposes. They did about ninety miles an hour “all out,” and were therefore difficult to handle against the faster Albatros. It is very often the duty of reconnaissance machines not to engage in a fight, as their news may be lost.
[11] When every machine gets mixed up in a sort of mêlée.
[12] Either of the D3 or D5 type, which was generally used by the enemy at this time. It was an efficient machine for speed, but could not climb as well as our scouts.
[13] A machine is spinning when it is diving towards the ground turning in a corkscrew fashion.
[14] Most fighting is now done in “formation,” that is in an organised pack. Either the machines fly in the shape of a wedge or a diamond, or in some order which is most convenient to the “leader.”
[15] It is very often impossible to watch a machine after it has been hit until it “crashes.” It is, therefore, counted as out of control. Sometimes this was used as a “blind” by some pilots to escape. They simply let the machine do what it liked, and when near the ground took control again.
[16] A vehicle used for moving dismantled aeroplanes by road.
[17] A pet name used for artillery machines of the B.E. type.