Quentin became known to his fellow flyers as “Q.” Before the fatal
day he had been fighting in the air five weeks. A few days before
that last fight Quentin had a very narrow escape. He was cut off by a
cloud from his fellows and coming out of the clouds saw three aviators
whom he took for Americans. When he got quite close he found they
were Boches, and coolly opened fire on them. All three attacked him.
Quentin “did” for one of them and got home safe. An account of this is
included in Captain McLanahan’s description of Quentin’s last days.
[Illustration:
© _Underwood and Underwood._