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5fc#SS- r*«-;Right—Captain Herbert Smith, Crosby Soldier-of-Fortune, Left—GeneralP. Escobar, brother of General J. G. Escobar, leader of the rerent Mexican revolution. Photo taken at Tcrrocn. Mexico, March 15. 1929, when Smith was a member of the “Yankee Doodle Escadrllle”. Flying Foreign Legion of the revolutionary forces.The Democrat presents a picture of Herbert Smith of nearby Crosoy. well known to readers of this newspaper, taken while he was engaged in Hying a fighting plane for Gen. J. G. Escobar's Mexican revolutionary 'forces as a member of the Ytpxkee .poodle Escadrille. composed of intrepid aviator-adventurers like himself.| the Prince of Wales before gulr.g to France, where he became an aviator.1 Shot down in a plane he was invalided to England but returned to the front again to crack up again in an aerial battle with the Germans. Once again j in England he deserted to Join an j.American regiment- He was captured . by the British, remanded to prison i but escaped his guards and made his
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McKean County Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jun 06, 1929
Page 5
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Scott H.
PA, USA 07 Dec 2016
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