ON A WING AND TWO PRAYERS

Lts. Alan McLeod & A.W. Hamilton


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It was March 27, 1918. Lieutenants Alan McLeod and A.W. Hammond in an Armstrong-Whitworth (Ack-W) shot down two of eight attacking Fokkers. Then, 2000 feet above Albert, France, they were hit. McLeod side-slipped the plane to force the flames away. A third Fokker came too close to the dying plane and it went down. When the Ack-W finally hit the ground both men were thrown clear and saved by the British Tommies.

"On a Wing and two Prayers" is from the "Heritage of the Air Collection" by Merv Corning, used with permission of Leach International Corporation, Buena Park, CA. In no event may these pictures be reproduced or used for commercial purposes.


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