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(70GHT) MAY II, t 9l6. AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. •« A*' r General Headquarters, May 2nd. As a result of combats in the air yesterday two hosti e aero planes were driven down in a damaged condition and were seen to land a short distance behind the German lines." ,<v , General Headquarters, May yd. vesterday our aircraft carried out a considerable amount of woriMn spite of the thundery weather. Few hostile aircraft were seen. u v General Headquarters, May $th. Yesterday, as a result of combats in the air, we drove down two enemy machines behind the German lines. One machine was wrecked, and the pilot of our aeroplane fired on the occupants after ending, and then returned safely to our lines. The other enemy machine was damaged. During the day one of our aeroplanes was lost, being brought down in the enemy's lines." ..V- . , General Headquarters, May 6th. tm^UA ! 'T*? cr0nslderabIe amount of successful air work was carried out. The few hostile machines seen were driven off." " Win. r i Admiralty, May Jth. ;« H.-7 . r.t'erence l° the official German report published to-day, it is the fact that two of our. naval aeroplanes are missing, nirl S ,K °f f llgh] Sub-LieutenantH. R. Simms, R.N., has been picked up at sea, and the Observer Sub-Lieutenant C. J. Mullens, vicinity. 'S m'SSmS' his Iifebelt naving been picked up in the same nam«VfTrdSa-the aeroP,ane reported captured by the Germans, the names of he officers concerned in this case are : flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur T. N. Cowley, R.N. bub-Lieutenant Ronald M. Inge, R.N.V.R." «* f~—«. , Paris, May 2nd. Evening. vesterdav fTin aer°P ane ,broueht down '>>' a French airmen yesterday fell in the enemy lines north of Douaumont." "•rw,f t! , Paris, May edh. Afternoon. of D„" ,,' „ " m*ch,nc/ [ouSht ^o German machines in the region the oZr fled " *" '*"" 'e11 in a WrCCked c°ndition, while «nn„nf„„„ , Paris, May ph. Afternoon. the^ ,n Pto gAVe f,gfit to two German machines in ^xi^z:^^/them fe»in a d-wed «*• '«In .v.. „ c L Paris, May 7th. Afternoon. about a ^TT °[ thC ^'e ,Which raged the day ^fore yesterday Seve,at?r^ "i Capt\Ve>Il0°nS br0ke from th-ir „KK,ringsy wi hn; ,h, K v!e,d lnl° lbe German lines, while others came down n Ian 1 1 ta^MX The ^^ of th< observers s»c^eded s lark ™ lmf by US1"K their Pa'a*utes. News, however, is lacking of some who were carried into the enemy rone." « -TV ,. . Paris, May 8th. Afternoon. V..A .(,e."nan aviators were brought down in an air fight in the stth of AZen«s.^en ^''^ ** W*S C°mpelled t0 come t0 «"»» R™"i!!a,"i L , Petrograd, May 3rd. an enlv EP^ north-west of Yarmolintze, south of Proskouroff, S.»We «L i. "* W3,S ucomP.elled t0 d«cend owing to motor trouble, and we captured the aviators." .ir,,,,,,., ,„ . , Petrograd, May 4th. South of the region of Dvinsk enemy aeroplanes dropped l»mbs on^ numerous points of this front. "^ •rfllwS di-triCu South of the town of Krevo there was a violent S''"/."n the ooune of which one of our shells blew up a German captive balloon which was correcting the German fire." «n\,„„,., 1 J . Petrograd, May 6th. » InT/ ae,:oPlan« popped bombs on several parts of the front. ,-„,-„ v .,,0,1"SWa °f M"*™h» one of our aeroplanes attacked two cnemj machines, and after a fight of half an hour one German aero- plane came to earth in their lines ; the other disappeared." <• TV,„ <-- , Petrograd, May 8th. LJakhovitchL"mn aer°planes droPPed eight bombs on the village of Italian. „ „ t» •t* . ... Kome, May Xra. nl.~ TCen Ad,ge and theBrenta an intense artillery duel took place, fcnemy aeroplanes attempting to fly over the intervening mountainous region were repuise/by our airmen, who gave chasT8 •1 TV. • Rome, May ±ih. ine greatest aerial activity prevailed in the whole theatre of operations. Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on the Upper V»l Camonica, the Ansiei Valley, the Lower Isonzo Plain, and on the towns of Ravenna and Cervia. A few persons were wounded and very slight damage was done. " Two of our airships last night bombarded enemy entrench ments, batteries and camps in the vicinity of Rubbia, Merna and Biglia, in the Vippacco (Wippach) Valley, and the well-known aero- drome of Aisovizza, to the east of Gorizia. About two tons of explosives were dropped on the objectives with visibly very effective results. Cn the return journey one of our airships fell, from reasons still unknown, in enemy territory, in the vicinity of Gorizia. Tat other airship returned unbarmed to our lines." Rome, May yk. "An enemy aeroplane dropped four bombs on Limone (Lake Garda) without doing any damage to life or property. Attempts by enemy aeroplanes to raid our territory were repulsed by gunfire and by the prompt intervention of our chasing air squadrons." German. Berlin, May 2nd " One of several enemy aeroplanes which dropped bombs on Ostend this morning, but which only succeeded in hitting the gardens of the Royal Castle, was shot down after an air battle near Middelkerke. Its occupant, a French officer, was killed. " West of Lievin two enemy aeroplanes were shot down by anti-aircraft guns and machine-gun fire. " Two French machines were put out of action in the neighbour hood of Vaux Fort." "A naval airship yesterday successfully attacked the military installations in the Mohn Sound and at Pernau (north-east of the Gulf of Riga). The airship landed unhurt. At the same time our seaplanes dropped bombs on the military installations and aerodrome at Papenholm, in the island of CEsel (which lies athwart the gulf). The seaplanes returned undamaged and good effect was observed. " A hostile air squadron yesterday attempted to attack our naval installations at Windau (Baltic coast of Courlaud, north of Libau), but it was compelled by our anti-aircraft guns to return without having achieved anything. "According to a supplementary report, a French aeroplane was brought down in an air battle over Fort Chauane, west of Verdun, and another over the Thierville Wood, south-west of Verdun. Yesterday Lieutenant Uoelcke shot down over the Pepper Ridge his fifteenth aeroplane, and Lieutenant Baron von Althaus, north of Fort St. Michel, his fifth aeroplane." Berlin, May yd. " Lieutenant Baron von Althaus shot down his sixth enemy aero plane over Caillette Wood. A French aeroplane was brought down after aerial battle south of Thiaumont. Three others were brought down neaf Verdun by our guns." Berlin, May 4th. " In the Baltic the activity of our naval airmen is vigorous. A squadron of seaplanes again bombarded the Russian battleship ' Slava' and an enemy submarine in Moon Sound, scoring hits. An enemy air attack on our coast station of Pissen caused no mili tary damage. " One of our submarines on April 30th shot down a British aero plane off the coast of Flanders. The occupants were rescued by an enemy destroyer." The Press Bureau states that the exaggerations and misstatements in the above report are of the usual kind. Berlin, May'5'* " Aerial fighting developed in the course of April, especially in the second half of the month, to a great extent on the Western front, with increased bitterness. " In place of single combats, fighting conducted in groups and squadrons is becoming more and more prominent. These battles are, for the greater part, fought to a finish on the other side of cur lines. " In the course of these battles on the Western front 26 enemy aeroplanes were brought down by our battle airmen during April, two of which came into our possession on our side of the front line of trenches. In addition to these, 10 aeroplanes succumbed to the fire of our anti-aircraft guns. M Our own losses, on the other hand, amount altogether to 23. aeroplanes. Of these, 14 were lost through aerial battles, tour through not returning, and four through being shot down from the earth. "An English biplane, with a French distinguishing mark, fell into our hands, undamaged, on the coast, in the neighbourhood of the Dutch frontier. Its occupants saved themselves in neutral territory. 4C6
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