The second battery was still intact.
"My last shot!" grimly mused Jack, as he looked at the other bomb.
Tom maneuvered the aeroplane until he had it about where he thought
Jack would want it. The latter pressed the releasing lever and the
bomb descended. It was the most powerful of the lot, and when it
struck and exploded it not only demolished the defensive battery,
making a hole in the place where it had stood, but it tore down part
of the prison fence, and made such destruction generally that the
Germans were stunned.
Instantly, seeing that all had been accomplished that was possible,
and noting that hovering around him were other Allied airmen who had
agreed to help in the rescue, Tom sent his craft down. There was a
burst of shrapnel around him and Jack, but though the latter was
grazed by a bullet, neither was seriously hurt. A Hun plane darted
down out of the sky to attack the bold Americans, but quickly it was
engaged by a supporting Allied craft. However, the Hun was a good
fighter, and won the battle against this antagonist. But when two
other Allied planes closed in, that was the last of the enemy. He
was sent crashing down to satisfy the vengeance in toll for the life
of the birdman ho had taken.
Now Tom and Jack could see that their plan had worked better than
they had dared to hope. The boldness of the attack from the air,
coupled with the advance of the American army, started a panic in
the German ranks.
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