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MAT 25. I9l6, "During the day Belfort received fifteen bombs dropped by German aeroplanes. The material damage was insignificant." Paris, May 22nd. Afternoon. >• In the regian of Verdun our aeroplanes attacked German captive balloons. Six of these balloons were brought down in flames. •• In the course of an aerial fight one of our pilots brought down a German aeroplane in the region of Eparges. Two other enemy machines attacked by our aircraft fell and were wrecked, one in the enemy's lines, near Liancourt-Fosse, near De Roye, the other in our lines at Fontenoy, w si of Soissons. "Tbis morning enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on Dunkirk. "During the night of the 20th and 21st several operations were carried out by our bombarding squadrons. Bombs were dropped with success on the railway stations of Metz-Sablons, Avricourt, and Roye, on the munition depots at Blache and Chapelotte, the bivouacs in the region of Azanne, and on the village of Jemieiz, where a high commander's post is established. " Moreover, two of our airships plentifully bombarded the rail way stations and the permanent ways at Brieulles and Dun." Paris, Mar 22nd. Evening. " This morning one of our battle aeroplanes went in pursuit of a German machine which had just bombarded Dunkirk, reached it, and brought it down at Vizele (north-east of Cassel). " In Alsace two enemy aeroplanes were brought down in an air tight. One fell in our lines at Sentheim (south ofThann), the other in the Bonhomme region not far from our trenches." Belgian. Havre, May 21st. " During an aerial combat off Nieuport a Belgian aviator, Captain Jacquet, and Pilot Lieutenant Robin defeated a German aeroplane, which fell into the sea." Italian. Pome, May 19M. " Enemy aeroplane raids are reported at various points in the Venetian Plain. We had one killed and one wounded, and some slight damage was done. Our aeroplanes bombarded enemy parks and cimps in the Folgaria zone (north-east of Rovereto), returning unharmed though having.b;en exposed to the fire of numerous batteries." Rome, May 20th. " A big aerial raid was attempted by the enemy at daybreak yesterday in the Venetian plain. There were slight casualties at Cividale and Murano, but almost no material damage was done. The enemy squadrons pushed on towards Udine and Casarsa, but were driven back by the prompt intervention of our aviators." Pome, May 21st. " Enemy aircraft dropped some bombs on Vicenza, Valdagno, Feltre and Fonzaso. Two persons were killed and four injured. The damage done was very slight." German. Berlin, May I7/A. " Yesterday afternoon some British naval forces appeared off the coast of Flanders. Some German warships, accompanied by patrol boats, left the harbour and went to meet them. A short fight at long range ensued, during which one of the German aeroplanes dropped bombs on an enemy cruiser, which was observed to be hit near the conning tower. "On both sides there was vigorous aerial activity. Lieutenant Immelmann shot down his fifteenth aeroplane west of Douai. A British aeroplane was brought down in an air fight near Fournes. The occupants, two British officers, bo h unwounded, were taken prisoners. Berlin, May 19/A. " The activity of the aviators was also great on both sides. ® ® An Italian Record. AT the Mirafiori aerodrome on May 17th, Victor Louvet on a twin-engined military machine, with a passenger, succeeded in getting up to 20,460 ft., claimed as a new world's record for pilot and passenger. The previous record was Lieut. Bier's 6,170 metres. More French Records. ON May 19th Flight Lieut. Poulet made a new height record for pilot and two passengers by going up to 18,304 feet, while he subsequently took three passengers to 19,226 feet. The previous records were : Lieut Bier (Austria), pilot and two passengers, 17,815 feet, and Sabatling (German), pilot and three, 17,224 feet. The French Fokker Fighter. WRITING to the Daily Express from Paris last week, Mr. H. J. Greenwall states that the new fast machine produced in France is a biplane built by M. Bleriot, and known as the Spad—a word derived from the iniiial letters of " Societe pour l'avlation et derives. The machine is said to climb rapidly and smoothly, and to attain a speed of over 125 miles per hour. 451 [pM\ " First Lieutenant Boelke brought down his tixteenth enemy aeroplane, to the south of Ripont. • ",Tn'railway station of Luneville, as well as the railway station, airship sheds, and barracks of Epinal, were bomlnd. " An aeroplane squadron attacked the enemv ramps near Kukus, Causica, Mihalova, and Salonica."' ,, Berlin, May 20/A. rive enemy aeroplanes were brought down, one fan out infantry fire to the south-east of Vailly, the other four in aerial Uttles near Aubreville, on the southern edge of the Ilessen Forest, near Avocourt, and due east of Verdun. " Our aviators attacked enemy ships on the coast of Flanders, enemy shelters, aerodrome and railway stations near Dunkirk, St Pol, DUmude, Poperinghe, Amiens, Chalons, :ind Suippes with good results. " In the neighliourhood of Sivmrgen a German aviator brought down a Russian aeroplane after an aerial liattle." Berlin, May tut, " Near Ostend an enemy aeroplane was shot down by our anti aircraft guns, and fell into the sea. Four other machines spam brought down in the course of aerial fighting, two of them withm our lines near Lorgies, north of La Bassee and south of Chateau Salins, and the others behind the enemy's front at the Bjurnit Wood, west of the Meuse and east of Verdun. " Our aeroplane squadrons again hotly bombarded Dunkirk from the east during the night." Berlin, May 22nd. " Our air squadrons yfsterday afternoon made repeated attacks on the concentration harbour of Dunkirk with visible success. An enemy biplane, after a tight, fell into the sea. " Four more aeroplanes were placed kors de iomhat within our lines—namely, near Wervicq, near Noyon, near Maucourt (east of the Meuse), and north-east of Chateau Salins. The last mat him was brought down by Lieutenant Wintgens, W-ing his fourth success. First Lieutenant Boelke shot down his 171I1 and 18th enemy machines south of Avocourt and south of the Mort Homme. In recognition of his performances the Kaiser has promoted First Lieutenant Boelke to the rank of captain." Austrian. Vienna, May 16M. "Earlv to-day enemy airmen dropped bombs on Kostanjevitaa and on several hospital buildings, which were clearly marked, without doing any damage. " In the Southern Tirol an enemy aeroplane was shot down." Vienna, May 17th. " A strong squadron of our military and naval aeroplanes early yesterday morning and the night before bombarded the railway stations and other buildings of Venice, Mestre, Cormons, Cividale, Udine, and Treviso. Everywhere, especially at Udine, where some thirty enemy guns opened an unsuccessful fire, the great effect of our bombardment was observed." Vienna, May 19M. " One of our naval air squadrons successfully liomliardcd the railway precincts at San Giorgia di Nogara and the enemy seaplane harbour near Grado." Vienna, May aoM. " Our airman dropped bombs on the railway stations at Peri Vicenza, Cittadella, Castelfranco, Treviso, Cascra, and Cividale, and also on hostile seaplane stations." Turkish. Constantinople, May 21 st. " Two enemy aeroplanes coming from Tenedos flew over the Dardanelles and were driven off by our fire." ® ® A New German Battleplane! Via Salonica and Paris comes a "suspect" report of the appearance on the Riga front of a new German battleplane, which is said to be painted entirely black, of considerable size, with no resemblance to any known German type, with a speed of I la m.p.h. It is said to fly regardless of wind and weather, and never at an altitude of less than 10,800 feet. Death of Boillot. AFTER a brief but glorious career in the French flying service Georges Boillot, the famous driver of Peugeot racing cars, has gone to his last account. He was officially reported on Sunday to be missing, and it is stated that he was shot down, in a fight with five Fokkers, one of which he succeeded in bringing down. Up to the end of last year he was engaged in driving French generals, but then at his own request he was transferred to the flying service. He was mentioned in Army Orders last March, and was given the military medal, while only as recently as May 15th the Legion ol Honour was conferred upon him for his services.
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