te . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁while ▁flying ▁an ▁Air co ▁D H . 2 ▁( Serial ▁No . ▁ 5 9 6 4 ), ▁Haw ker ▁left ▁Bert angles ▁Aer od rome ▁at ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁hours ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁' A ' ▁Fl ight , ▁led ▁by ▁Capt ▁J . ▁O . ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁including ▁L t ▁( l ater ▁A VM ) ▁R . H . M . S ▁Sau nd by . ▁Andrew s ▁led ▁the ▁flight ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁two ▁German ▁aircraft ▁over ▁Ach iet . ▁Sp ot ting ▁a ▁larger ▁flight ▁of ▁German ▁aircraft ▁above , ▁Andrew s ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁break ▁off ▁the ▁attack , ▁but ▁sp otted ▁Haw ker ▁div ing ▁to ▁attack . ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁Sau nd by ▁followed ▁him ▁to ▁back ▁him ▁up ▁in ▁his ▁fight ; ▁Andrew s ▁drove ▁off ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁attack ing ▁Haw ker , ▁then ▁took ▁bul lets ▁in ▁his ▁engine ▁and ▁gl ided ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fight ▁under ▁Sau nd by ' s ▁covering ▁fire . ▁Los ing ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁D H . 2 s , ▁Haw ker ▁began ▁a ▁length y ▁dog f ight ▁with ▁an ▁Al bat ros ▁D . II ▁flow n ▁by ▁Le ut nant ▁Man fred ▁von ▁Rich th of en ▁of ▁J asta ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁Al bat ros ▁was ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁D H . 2 , ▁more ▁powerful ▁and