Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An canja Savage zuwa Royal Flying Corps, kuma bayan kammala horo na jirgin sama, an nada shi jami'in jirgin sama a ranar 19 ga Satumba, 1917. Ya shafe watanni biyu yana aiki a Turnberry yana aiki a No. 82 Squadron, kafin a tura shi zuwa No. 62 Squadron don tashi jirgin Bristol F.2 mai hawa biyu. Ya yi tafiya tare da No. 62 Squadron zuwa Faransa a karshen Janairu 1918, ya shiga cikin masu sintiri, masu bin bam, da kuma hare-haren ƙasa a lokacin yakin duniya na biyu.
makiya suka kai farmaki a kusa da St. Quentin a rabi na biyu na Maris, ana yaba da jirgin saman makiya da aka kora daga iko a ranar 26 ga watan. Duk da haka rundunarsa ta sha wahala sosai, ta rasa 'yan wasan jirgin sama 24 da aka kashe, da suka ji rauni ko aka kama su a ƙarshen watan.