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In the first place, it should be stated that the war has gradually evolved three distinct types of flying machine: the "general-purposes" aeroplane; the giant bomb dropper; the small single-seater "fighter". As the description implies, the first machine fills a variety of roles, and the duties of its pilots grow more manifold as the war progresses.
Its shield and its buckler was political influence of a sort; its keenest sword was its audacious young captain. You might call it a general-purposes gang. Contemporary gangsters spoke of it with respect and admiration. For a thing so young it gave great promise. A day came, though, when the protection under which the Stretchy Gormans had flourished ceased to protect.
"Spotting" for the artillery far behind the enemy's lines; "searching" for ammunition dumps, for new dispositions by the enemy of men, material, and guns; attacking a convoy or bodies of troops on the march; sprinkling new trenches with machine-gun fire, or having a go at an aerodrome any wild form of aerial adventure might be included in the diary of the pilot of a "general-purposes" machine.
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