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1916 - 1057.PDF
NOVEMBER 30, 1916. I/UGHTI formula for a laterally loaded strut can ther£be applied to a strut of length - ' Where— /c = maximum compressive stress in lbs. per sq. in. w = lateral load on spar in lbs. per inch run. Z = section modulus of spar. Pe = Euler's limiting value for the spar on length — considered free ended. P = end compression on spar in lbs. A = Area of spar section in sq. inches. • • Y •• AIRCRAFT RAIDS. IN view of the decision of the Government not to allow details of places visited by enemy aircraft to be published, we are, as before, giving to each one an index number. Eventually, when details are available, we shall give the respective information under these index numbers, which will) facilitate easy reference to each particular raid. "X54" Raid, November 27th-28th. THE following communiqui from the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, Home Forces, states :— November 28th, 1.20 a.m. " Hostile airships crossed the North-Eastern Coast last night. Bombs are reported to have been dropped at several, places in the Northern Counties, but 110 reports as to casualties- or damage have yet been received." November 28th, 11.15 a.m. " A number of hostile airships approached North-East1 Coast of England between 10 and n p.m. yesterday. Bombs- were dropped in various places in Yorks and Durham, but damage is believed to be slight. One airship was attacked by an aeroplane of the R.F.C. and brought down in flames. Fell in sea off coast of Durham. "Another airship crossed into North Midland?counties- and dropped some bombs at various places. On her return journey she was repeatedly attacked by aeroplanes and by guns. She appears to have been damaged, for the last part of her journey was made at very slow speed, and she was unable to reach the coast before day was breaking. Near Norfolk coast she apparently succeeded in effecting repairs, and was proceeding east at high speed and at altitude of oven 8,000 ft., when she was attacked 9 miles out at sea by four, machines of the R.N.AiS. and an armed trawler, and broughtt down in flames at 6.45 a.m." November 28th, 4.10 p.m. " The latest police reports show that the damage andf casualties caused by last night's air raid were very slight, although over 100 bombs are known to have been dropped. One woman died from shock, while five men, seven women, and four children were injured. In one town fifteen houses- were seriously, and twenty slightly, damaged. At the other places at which bombs were dropped the damage was insignifi cant. No damage of military importance was caused." » X 55 " Raid, November 28th. November 28th, 3 p.m. "Between 11.50 and twelve noon this morning six bombs were dropped on London by a hostile aeroplane, flying at a great height above the haze. Four persons were injured— one, a woman, seriously. The material damage is slight." Later. " Official police reports show that nine persons were injured in London this morning by the bombs dropped by the hostile aeroplane." Admiralty, November 2gth, 12.22 a.m. " The Commodore of Dunkirk has been informed by the French authorities that they brought down an aeroplane at: 2.15 p.m. to-day (Tuesday), carrying|two naval lieutenants,, and with a large scale map of Londonon board."
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