. . . The enemy have been less enterprising in
their flights. Something in the direction of the mastery of the
air has already been gained."
The methods of the British airmen are in vivid contrast to the
practice of the venturesome Teuton aerial rovers described above.
While individual flights are undertaken they are not of unknown
duration or mileage. The man is given a definite duty to perform
and he ascends merely to fulfil it, returning with the
information at the earliest possible moment. It is aerial
scouting with a method. The intelligence is required and
obtained for a specific purpose, to govern a contemplated move in
the grim game of war.
Even then the flight is often undertaken by two or more airmen
for the purpose of checking and counterchecking information
gained, or to ensure such data being brought back to
headquarters, since it is quite possible that one of the party
may fall a victim to hostile fire. By operating upon these
lines there is very little likelihood of the mission proving
a complete failure. Even when raids upon certain places
such as Dusseldorf, Friedrichshafen or Cuxhaven are planned,
complete dependence is not placed on one individual.
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