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1915 - 0948.PDF
l/UGHf NOVEMBER 26, 1915. AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. British. General Headquarters, Nov. i8tA. "RECENTLY, when carrying out a patrol, one of our airmen engaged a German aeroplane at close quarters, and forced it to land heavily in a ploughed field behind the German lines. "Our airman, diving within 500 ft. of the ground, opened a heavy fire on the pilot and observer, who had left the aeroplane, and were making off across country. He also dropped an incendiary bomb on the German aeroplane, which, when last seen, was enveloped in smoke. " Our machine was damaged by the enemy's fire, and forced to land 500 yards behind our trenches, where it was heavily shelled by the enemy, but was not again struck. The pilot replaced his tank during the night and succeeded in bringing his machine safely home at dawn." General Headquarters, Nov. 22nd. " A German aeroplane landed in our lines south-west of Ypres on the 19th. The pilot and observer, who stated they had lost their way, were captured. The machine was undamaged. " The enemy made air raids on Poperinghe on the 18th and 20th. No damage whatever was done to the railway or to any buildings. In the first raid two soldiers were wounded and four cows killed. In the second raid one bomb caused casualties to eight men, none of the others had any effect." General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. "Two British aeroplanes successfully attacked the railway station at Ferejik, near Enos on November 18th. One machine was unfortunately brought down by the enemy's fire, but the pilot managed to land safely in the marshes on the opposite side of the river (Maritza), where he burnt his machine. " Meanwhile the pilot of the second aeroplane, who was alone, seeing his friend's mishap, landed beside him and succeeded in bringing him away just in time to escape capture by the enemy, who were running towards him." French. Paris, Nov. igth. Afternoon. " Eight enemy aircraft yesterday attempted to fly over Lundville. They were attacked, and five of them turned back. The other three dropped some bombs on the town, and three persons were wounded. The material damage done was of little importance." Paris, Nov. 23rd. Afternoon, "During the 22nd inst., our aeroplanes at various points of the front were engaged in encounters with the enemy, resulting to our advantage. " In Belgium two German machines were compelled by our men to come down. " In the region of Rheims two Aviatiks were pursued and turned tail. " In Champagne and on the borders of the Argonne five aerial duels took place, as the result of which three Aviatiks had to come down precipitately in their lines, another aeroplane fell disabled, and the fifth came to earth in flames." Russian. Petrograd, Nov. ijtA. " A Zeppelin which flew over the Dvinsk district on the night of the 15th dropped bombs, some of which fell in the German trenches, causing heavy losses and a panic among the Germans." Belgian. Havre, Nov. igt/i. " In the course of the two preceding nights our aviators bombarded the German cantonments at Essen." Havre, Nov. 20th. " After a quiet night the day was marked by activity of the enemy batteries and aeroplanes." Havre, Nov. 21st. " In response to the bombardment of Furnes our aviators have bombarded the enemy's cantonments at Essen." Italian. Rome, Nov. ipa, " Enemy aeroplanes yesterday dropped bombs on Ala, but no damage was done, and there were no victims." Rome, Nov. 18th. " Our aviators and observation posts detected enemy batteries posted in the ring of heights which dominate Gorizia from the east." Rome, Nov. 21st. "One of our flying squadrons, under the most adverse atmospheric conditions imaginable, and in the teeth of a tempestuous wind, renewed the incursion on the enemy's aviation camp at Alcevizza, on which over 100 bombs were again dropped. Our machines returned unharmed to our lines." German. Berlin, Nov. igtA. " A German air squadron attacked the British Army encampment west of Poperinghe." Berlin, Nov. 21st. " Our aeroplanes dropped a great number of bombs on the railways at Poperinghe and Furnes, and hits were observed." Berlin, Nov. 2T,rd. " A French biplane fell after a fight in the air near Aure (Champagne)." Austrian. Vienna, Nov. 18th. "The Navy Command officially announces this afternoon that one of our seaplane squadrons successfully dropped bombs on forts San Nicolo and Alberoni, the arsenal, the aviation station, the gasometer, the railway station, and several barracks at Venice. Despite a heavy fire from anti-aircraft guns and attacks by three hostile airplanes, our squadron returned completely undamaged." Vienna, Nov. \gth. " Our airmen dropped bombs at Verona, Vicenza, Trecedino, Udine and Perdignano." Vienna, Nov. 23rd. " Two of our aviators dropped bombs on Arsiero." Turkish. Constantinople, Nov. 20th. "On the Irak front we shot down and captured a second enemy aeroplane." 912
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