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Two British Aeroplanes Disperse A flight Of Ten Enemy Machines. Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) William Assheton Summers, of the 18th Hussars and Royal Flying Corps, as pilot, and Temporary Lieutenant William Owen Tudor-Hart, of the Northumberland Fusiliers and Royal Flying Corps, as observer, attacked a flight of ten enemy aeroplanes, completely breaking up their formation. They were quite unsupported, but only broke off the engagement when all their ammunition was expanded many miles over the enemy's lines. Their machine was under constant heavy fire from as many as four hostile machines at once, and was badly damaged. For their conspicuous gallantry and skill they were both awarded the M.C. |
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