The Archive · 1924

PARIS TO SHANGHAI BY AIR Sapajou's Study of Captain d'Oisy

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Capt. d'Oisy's Achievement.

Lieutenant Chambe he made short work of an Albatross, foreing it over the French li where it was During the same appeared over the French trench Although alone d'Oisy passage, and by Bukharest and reaching 1 38, hours actual fying time, Cap d'Oisy must be placed in the front men who have flown be-city and skill at" mance drove them off At Bezonveaux he accounted for a German plane and some days after, wit tween Europe and the East. course of the The hero of this fight Is one of rance's senior and ha neighbourhood fame in a fight Samogueux. For his services at over France in his escadrille 1. F.

Oisy wax decorated wi the opening of hostilities hho soon came to be classed with the daille Militaire and the Legion most heroic of Allied airmen. roniae that was ete: fag ever" Cctv sareely tess notable have been 1920 lhe made ex-flights from Paris to Vienna, Paris to Constantinople, Constantinople to Sofia and Bukharest to Constantinople. Flying from Paris to Bukharest in 1921, he accomplished the journey in 19 hours—eight hours longer than on of his present world-

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