Foot, as one of the most skilful pilots, was given a Spad, on which he did great execution during the autumn.

But the Spad partly caught up with him and the aërial circling began anew, while two other Spads appeared—a pack after a deer.

Our Spad biplanes were drawn up in two long rows, outside the hangars.

Guynemer and the other two were coming nearer, when the Spad dropped beneath its adversary and fired upwards.