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from the diary of gustav kissel
thursday, november 15, 1917
today has been one of my busiest. ive been
up four different times and have done two
hours 25 minutes flying altogether. i flew over
to jans house and waved at her in her
garden. i also practiced steep banks, zooms,
spirals, side-slips, stalling turns, and landing.
in the afternoon i drilled my mechanics and
also had to have one brought up before me
for a calling down. he had refused to obey
an order to sweep out a shed. i think i was
just as frightened as he was.
from diary of gustav hermann kissel via the
veterans history project of the american
folklife center, library of congress
use the passage to answer the question.
based on the diary entry, what was the
writers least favorite part of being in the
army air service?
(1 point)
○ doing drills with the mechanics
○ under his command
○ disciplining men for refusing to
obey orders
○ practicing air maneuvers
○ landing the airplane
The diary entry mentions "I drilled my mechanics and also had to have one brought up before me for a calling down. He had refused to obey an order to sweep out a shed. I think I was just as frightened as he was." This shows the writer was disciplining men for refusing to obey orders.
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