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in the machine with him
had a close call. They were
taxing across the field
when a plane that was
landing smashed into them.
If Bauer had been a foot
farther along when the other
plane hit him he would
have surely been killed
by the prop. Both planes
were badly smashed. It
was a close call for all
concerned. This evening
some of the boys saw a
plane fall in a vrille from
about a hundred meters.
They had a roll call on the
field to see who it was.
My monitor happened to
be down getting gas, and