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Title: New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937, ed
Subjects: Biography Aeronautics World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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a-firma safely was concerned. It was pitch dark and we flew for a long timeon a straight course that we knew would ultimately take us over thelines. We finally recognized a river that we knew was in France. So far sogood. The next question was how to find a good field or our own fieldto land on. Of course, all lights are out in this country and consequentlythere were very few landmarks. The moon finally came out, and by theaid of this we were able to follow rivers and the shapes of certain forests,and finally, in the direction of our field, we saw some flares. Perhaps wewerent pleased! Three of the machines smashed in landing, but theteams were not hurt. I was the only one who did not damage a machine.One team did not return and I have just heard that the pilot was killedin trying to land. It was too bad as he was a fine chap from Princeton. This letter was prefaced by the words: Just a note before Istart out for a hard days work. From this flight Lieut. Hopkinsdid not return. ( 134 )
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CHARLES R. CODMAN First Lieutenant, A.S.A., U.SA., Ninety-Sixth AeroSquadron, First Day Bombardment Group Son of Russell S. and Anna K. (Crafts) Codman; was born inBoston, Mass., Feb. 22, 1893. He was educated at Groton School,Mass., and Harvard College, A.B. 1915. Prior to the declarationof war, he served with Battery A, M.V.M., one year; and withthe American Ambulance Field Service for nine months. He enlisted in April, 1917, attended the M.I.T. Ground School,and the Flying School at Essington, Pa. He was commissioned1st Lieut, on Oct. 31, 1917, and sailed for France with the A.E.F.about Nov. 1. He trained at the U.S. Flying Schools at Issoudunand Clermont-Ferrand, France, and on the completion of his courseswas assigned to the 96th Aero Squadron. Lieut. Codman was in active service at the front from June 3 toSept. 16, 1918. While bombing Conflans, on Sept. 16, 1918, he wasin a flight of four machines attacked by 24 Fokkers. The other threemachines in the formation were brought down

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