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[/OGHT] DECEMBER 17, 1915. AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. British. General Headquarters, Dec. $th. "BAD weather has limited activity in the air, but, in spite of very adverse conditions, our airmen have been able to do useful work. Two machines which went on reconnaissance on the 5th have not returned." General Headquarters, Dec. 12 th. " On the 8th, sixteen of our aeroplanes bombed a store dep6t at Miraumont and an aerodrome at Hervilly. This attack was carried out in a high westerly wind, which made flying difficult. All machines returned safely, and considerable damage is believed to have been done to both objectives." Admiralty, Dec. 14th. " Flight Sub-Lieutenant Graham, R.N.A.S., in an aero plane with Flight Sub-Lieutenant Ince, R.N.A.S., as observer, whilst on patrol off the Belgian coast at about 3.15 this afternoon, sighted a large German seaplane and gave chase. After a severe engagement the German machine was hit and fell. Before reaching the water it burst into flames and at the moment of striking exploded. No trace of the pilot, passenger, or machine could be found. " Flight Sub-Lieutenant Graham's machine was severely damaged by machine gun fire and fell into the sea, but both officers were picked up and safely landed." French. Paris, Dec. 8th. Evening. " In Champagne, in view of the activity of the enemy's artillery, ours entered into action with great violence. Observations made from our aircraft enabled us to ascer tain the efficacy of our fire. -"This morning one of our aviators, pursuing a fast German machine at an altitude of 3,000 yards, succeeded in getting within twenty yards of the latter, and attacked it with his quick-firing gun. The enemy aeroplane immediately caught fire and blew up. Both its occupants fell within our lines near Tilloloy." Paris, Dec. 12th. Evening. " This morning a British cargo boat, being stranded near the Belgian coast, three German hydroplanes attempted to sink it with bombs. Allied naval aero planes, including one of ours, attacked them and put them to flight, whilst French torpedo-boats from Dunkirk refloated the ship under the fire of a German battery. " On December 8th a Turkish aeroplane unsuccessfully bombarded our bivouacs at Seddel Bahr." Paris, Dec. i\th. " This morning one of our air flotillas, composed of eleven aircraft, dropped a number of bombs of 155 and 90 millimetres on the railway station and lines at Mulheim. Another flotilla of twenty-two French aircraft dropped bombs with equal success on the enemy's installation at Hauriaucourt. Lastly, a third party of twelve aircraft effectively bombed German works south of Hampont, in the region of Chateau Salins, and at the Chateau of Burthecourt. Our escorting aircraft attacked and routed a flotilla of five enemy aircraft." Russian. Petrograd, Dec. 8th. " One of our heavy batteries forced a German airship to land in the region of Metzendorf, north of Baldon. Our bombardment was maintained upon the vicinity of the spot where the airship had descended and a loud explosion was heard, probably caused by the destruction by our fire of the airship or some other receptacle containing gas." Petrograd, Dec. loth. " Near Khumskest-Kremenetz an Austrian aeroplane fell in our lines." Italian. Pome, Dec. loth. " An enemy aeroplane dropped some bombs in the Dogna valley, but did no damage." Montenegrin. Cettinje, Dec. 7 th. " On the morning of December 6th two Austrian aeroplanes flew over Cettinje, dropping eight bombs and causing insignificant material damage. One bomb fell on the tennis-court of the British Legation, and another on the edge of the garden of the French Legation, shattering some windows. King Nicholas instantly proceeded to the two Legations to visit the British and French Ministers." Cettinje, Dec. gth. " On December 8th, an Austrian aviator threw three bombs on Scutari. One Serbian soldier was killed. " An Austrian aeroplane has dropped bombs on Cettinje without any result." Cettinje, Dec. 10th. " On December 9th, an Austrian aeroplane dropped several bombs on Scutari, aiming at the barracks outside the town, but without any effect." . Cettinje, Dec. 13M. " On December nth in the morning two Austrian aeroplanes dropped seven bombs on Scutari without doing any damage. " In the afternoon five other aeroplanes flew over Antivari and dropped 16 bombs. Two of the bombs fell in the gardens of Prince Danilo's villa. Another exploded on some shops belonging to the Tobacco Regie, but happily without doing any serious damage. Two others which fell at Dulcigno killed a few cattle." German. Berlin, Dec. gtk. " South of Bapaume we forced a French aeroplane to land, and captured the occupants." Austrian. Vienna, Dec. 8th. "Everywhere aeronauts are participating in engage ments against the remnants of the Serbian army." Vienna, Dec. nih. " Yesterday afternoon one of our seaplane squadrons dropped bombs on the railway station, the electric works and military objects at Ancona with very good results. In spite of shrapnel fire from several guns and very unfavourable weather all aeroplanes returned unharmed." Vienna, Dec. \J,th, " Our aviators dropped bombs on the camp near Berane with success." 982
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