There were plenty of fellows who saw the campaign as a struggle not between Hun and Briton, but between Lensch and Pienaar.
The 15th September came, and I got knocked out and went to hospital.
When I was fit to read the papers again and receive letters, I found to my consternation that Peter had been downed.

It happened at the end of October when the southwest gales badly handicapped our airwork.

When our bombing or reconnaissance jobs behind the enemy lines were completed, instead of being able to glide back into safety, we had to fight our way home slowly against a head-wind exposed to Archies and Hun planes.

Somewhere east of Bapaume on a return journey Peter fell in with Lensch--at least the German Press gave Lensch the credit.

His petrol tank was shot to bits and he was forced to descend in a wood near Morchies.