Air Service Boys Flying for France

by Charles Amory Beach

AIR SERVICE BOYS
FLYING for FRANCE

OR

THE YOUNG HEROES OF THE
LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE

BY

CHARLES AMORY BEACH

Author of

"Air Service Boys Over the Enemy's Lines"

ILLUSTRATED BY

ROBERT GASTON HERBERT

THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING CO.

AKRON, OHIONEW YORK

MADE IN U.S.A.

Copyright, 1919, by
GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY

"LET 'EM HAVE IT NOW. WE'RE RIGHT OVER A BIG BUILDING."

AIR SERVICE BOYS

FLYING FOR FRANCE

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I—	The Airplane Chums	1
II—	Looking Forward to Action	14
III—	Good-bye to the Aviation School	22
IV—	Starting for France	28
V—	The Secret Sailing	38
VI—	Nearing the Barred Zone	46
VII—	Secret Enemies Aboard	54
VIII—	Perils Within and Without	63
IX—	What Happened to Jack	72
X—	The Attack on the High Seas	80
XI—	One Submarine Less	87
XII—	Safely Landed	95
XIII—	The Zeppelin Raid on London	107
XIV—	At the French Flying School	119
XV—	A Lucky Meeting on the Road	127
XVI—	How Neal Won His Decoration	134
XVII—	With the Lafayette Escadrille	142
XVIII—	Hovering Over Verdun	150
XIX—	The Battle Below	158
XX—	Behind the French Lines	169
XXI—	Off with a Bombing Unit	177
XXII—	Wrecking a Munition Plant	186
XXIII—	Lost in a Sea of Clouds	193
XXIV—	In Great Luck	201
XXV—	Mentioned for Promotion—Conclusion	209