New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records (1919)
Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937, ed · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 26
ve, were later identifiednear Letanne, but no trace of Lieut. Clapp has been found. Hewas last seen engaged at close quarters with several of the Germanplanes, and the officers of the Squadron reported that his planewas probably exploded by an incendiary bullet within the Germanlines, near… … HOWARD R. CLAPP Extract from letter written by Lieut. Clapp, June 6, 1918, de-scribing combat practice: For the last few days I have been at the last field of this Group, doingcombat practice, with camera-guns. It is the most thrilling and excitingwork we have done so far, and wonderful practice.…
Biography · Aeronautics · World War, 1914-1918
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