as this happens, streett unbuckle some cells and starts yelling -- unbuckled himself and starts yelling, she is gone, she is gone, as ostfriesland disappears below the waves. billy mitchell and his flyers have done it, something that many people maintain was not possible, but they had done it. mitchell realizes the gravity of what he has just done. he admitted later to being emotional in the moment. he said, we wanted to destroy her from the air, but when it was actually accomplished, it was a very serious and awesome site. -- sight. he knows what he has just done. to celebrate, he buzzes the vips aboard the transport henderson. this is a photograph of mitchell buzzing the vips. you notice some atlantic fleet tips visible in the distance off to the right. if you look carefully on the deck, you will notice a variety of reactions. many people are cheering and some people are waving their hats. there were several admirals, particularly service fleet admirals, who were openly weeping, and had openly wept at the death of ostfriesland. because they knew the impact, they felt the impact, the p