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1915 - 1062.PDF
f/UGHT] AIRCRAFT Russian. Petrograd, Dec. 2\st. " OUR aviators successfully bombarded the rear ap proaches to the enemy's positions in the Godutzychki Komay region, east of Svientziany, causing a panic among some convoys." Petrograd, Dec. 22nd. " In the region of Riga our artillery successfully cannonaded German aeroplanes and captive balloons. " Our aviators again dropped bombs on enemy trains travelling towards Svientziany." Petrograd, Dec. 25M. " Our artillery likewise drove off an enemy aeroplane which was making for Riga." DECEMBER 31, 1915. WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. dropped four bombs on Scutari on December 23rd. Five civilians were killed and 16 women and children injured." Ceitinje, Dec. 25th. '• Yesterday morning Austrian aeroplanes threw two bombs on Nicochitch and five on Podgoritza without any result. They subsequently flew over Scutari without droppiig bombs." Italian. Rome, Dec. 22nd. " In the Giudicaria Valley on the night of Decem ber 20th our artillery and aircraft by combined action bombarded with effect Fort Por of the Lardaro group. On December 21st the bombardment was renewed with success. Two enemy aeroplanes belonging to the aerial defence of the group, which went up in the course of the action, were attacked by us and forced to beat a retreat. "On the Asiago plateau on December 21st an enemy aeroplane offered a mark for our artillery, and was forced to land on account of damage done to its engines. The pilot was taken prisoner." Montenegrin. Ceitinje, Dec. 2\th. " Two enemy airplanes, one of them being German, Turkish. Constantinople, Dec. 20th. " We further shot down an enemy waterplane, which fell in the sea. We made the pilot and observer prisoners." Constantinople, Dec. 26th. " An enemy aeroplane was shot down near Bir-el-Sabe in Syria. We captured the pilot, a French captain, the Baron de Ceron. The observer, an English lieutenant, was dead." Constantinople, Dec. 27th. " Near Morto Liman on December 25th, one of our waterplanes made successful reconnoitring flights over the isle of Tenedos and the enemy's positions near Sedd-el- Bahr and hit with a bomb a torpedo-boat south of Sedd-el-Bahr." Constantinople, Dec. 28/A. "On December 25th enemy airmen unsuccessfully dropped bombs in the neighbourhood of Galatkoj. We seized all the useful articles from enemy transport vessels wrecked on the coast at Buyuk Kemikli." THE BRITISH AIR SERVICES. UNDER this heading are published each week the official announce ments of appointments and promotions affecting the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) and Central Flying School. TJiese notices are not duplicated. By way of instance, when an appointment to the Royal Naval Air Service is announced by the Admiralty it is published forthwith, but subse quently, when it appears in the LONDON GAZETTE, it is not repeated in this column. Rayal Naval Air Service. THE following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 21 st inst. :— C. J. Pyke promoted to Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, temporary, with seniority of Dec. 20th, and appointed to "President," additional, for R N.A.S. Jean de Francia entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant for temporary service, with seniority of Dec. 20th, and appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S. The following entries have been made :—W. E. Dommett, as Temporary Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of Dec. 15th, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S ; and A. J. Collins, as Temporary Warrant Officer (2nd Grade), with seniority of Dec. 20th, and appointed to " President," additional. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 22nd inst. :— Surgeon J. H. B. Martin, M.B., M. A., to " President," addi tional for R."N.A.S. Temporary Sub Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) T. P. Elsden, promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of Dec 20'.h, and appointed to " Presidtnt," additional for R.N.A.S. Acting Sub Lieut. (R.N.R.) A. Durston transferred to R.N.A.S. as Temporary Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of Dec. 2tst, and appointed to " President," additional. Chief Petty Officer W. A. Kingston promoted to Temporary Warrant Officer (2nd Grade), with seniority of December 21st, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. H. G. Travers and L. A. Rees, both entered as Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants, for temporary service, with seniority of Dec. 21st, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. " President," additional, " President," The undermentioned have been entered as Temporary Lieutenants (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of Dec. 21st, and appointed as follows :— G. C. Rhodes, F. Reynolds, and H. W. Radcliffe, all to " Presi dent," additional, for R.N.A.S., Dec. 28th; and G. Caird, to " President," for R.N.A.S. A. H. Davies, entered as Temporary Warrant Officer (2nd Grade), with seniority of Nov. 21st, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S., Dec. 28th. The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements of the 24th inst. :— Flight Sub-Lieut. R. Souray, to Dec. 23rd. Temporary Lieut. (R.N.V.R.) W. Dod, to additional, for R.N.A.S., Nov. 8th. Air-Mechanic P. Bowsher, promoted to temporary Sub-Lieut. (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of Dec. 21st, and appointed " President," additional, for R.N.A.S, for Observer's Duties. The following entries have been made :— Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenants (temporary): G. S. Abbott and G. G. MacLennan, both with seniority of Nov. 8th and nth respectively, and appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S. .,, Temporary Lieute lants (R.N.V.R.): A. Robertson, with seniority of Dec. 23rd, and appointed to " President," additional, for Engineering Duties with R.N.A.S. ; T. B. Meyer and E. A. Falconer, both with seniority of Dec. 23rd, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. ... Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.N.V.R.): A. P. Reed, witn seniority of Dec. 23rd, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. , . C. J. H. Trutch granted a temporary commission as Sub-Lieu tenant (R.N.V.R.), with seniority of Dec. 23rd, and appointed to " President," additional, for R.N.A.S. , The following appeared among the Admiralty announcements 01 the 27th inst. :— , , - v The following have been entered as Probationary Flight sa ^ Lieutenants, for temporary service, with senio-ity of Dec. 24th, appointed to "President," additional, for R.N.A.S.: S. Burttii, to 1026
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