New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records (1919)
Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937, ed · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 306
he Channel and across France to the aerodrome of the99th Squadron, R.A.F., 6 miles south of Nancy. His Squadron wasa bombing squadron, whose duties were to harass the enemy linesof communication, railways, ammunition dumps, and aerodromes. On June 27, 1918, Lieut. Chapin was sent with others to… … ELLIOT ADAMS CHAPIN petrol tank of Lieut. Chapins plane, causing an explosion whichsent the machine down in flames from 1300 feet. Lieut. Chapin fellat Thionville, 25 miles within the enemy lines, and was killed. Asthe machine went down he was seen to turn to his observer andshake hands with him.…
Biography · Aeronautics · World War, 1914-1918
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