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MARCH 15, 1917, AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. British. Admiralty, March 6th.On March 4th a raid was carried out by naval aeroplanes on the blast furnaces at Brebach. A large number of heavybombs were dropped. ' AH our machines and pilots returned safely." War Office, March 6th." Egypt.—On March 6th our aircraft carried out a series of bombing attacks on enemy troops, railways trains, rolling-stock and permanent ways. About a ton of high explosive was dropped, and much damage caused to personnel andmaterial." General Headquarters, March yth." On the 6th there was considerable aerial activity, and a great deal of successful reconnaissance, photography andartillery work was done by our machines, and valuable in- formation was obtained. Many bombs were dropped on theenemy's billets and dumps. " The enemy made a determined but unsuccessful effortto stop our work, sending up a very large number of machines. Much aerial fighting took place all along the Front through-out the day, during which three hostile machines were brought down and at least three others driven down damaged. Fourof our machines were brought down, and seven others are missing." General Headquarters, March 10th." Yesterday an aerial patrol of our machines was heavily engaged by a strong hostile formation. During the day fourof our aeroplanes failed to return; one of the enemy's machines is known to have been brought down." General Headquarters, March 12th. " There was considerable activity yesterday and muchsuccessful bombing and reconnaissance wdrk was carried out by our aeroplanes. Air fighting was continuous. Nineenemy machines were brought down or driven down damaged, four of which are known to have been destroyed. Five of ourmachines are missing." French. Paris, March 6th. " It is confirmed that one of our pilots brought down aGerman machine on March 4th in the region of Ornes." " During the daytime of March 4th a group of machinesof the British Naval Air Service bombarded the railway stations of Brebach and of St. Avoid (south-west of Saar-bruck). Forty bombs were dropped, and most of them struck the objective aimed at. " On the night of March 4th-5th the French airmen droppedbombs on the railway station and military establishments of Freibourg-in-Brisgau and on the mills at Kehl, near Strass-bourg. " Last night a French air squadron dropped over 3 tonsof bombs on the aerodrome of Varennes (Oise), the sheds of which sustained serious damage." Paris, March 7th." On March 4th Warrant Officer Casale brought down his sixth German aeroplane. The machine came crashing to theground in the region of Dippe. Yesterday one of our pilots attacked at close quarters a Rumpler aeroplane, and broughtit down in our lines north of Laval. " The Rumpler which fell yesterday in our lines tothe north of Laval was brought down by Lieut. Piusard. This is the fifth enemy aeroplane for which the pilot hasaccounted." Paris, March nth."It is confirmed that a German aeroplane was brought down in an aerial fight on March 4th. The enemy machinefell in the neighbourhood of Roye. " Last night a German aeroplane threw bombs on Belfort,but caused neither casualties nor damage." Russian. v Petrograd, March 6th. " On March 4th one of our airships, notwithstanding theattacks by German battleplanes, made a flight over Barano- vitchi, dropping some bombs. In the neighbourhood ofVolchek Station (Sarny-Kovel railway) a German aeroplane was brought down by Aviator Sub-Lieut. Andreev. Theenemy machine caught fire, and the aviators were taken prisoners." Petrograd, March gth. " A squadron of our aeroplanes made a flight over thestation of Soly (west of Smorgon), dropping some bombs." Petrograd, March 12th." In the Riga region the airman, Non-Commissioned Officer Maklapu, brought down a German aeroplane and took theoccupants, who were wounded, prisoners." Italian. Rome, February 27th. " Enemy aviators dropped bombs on Vallone (Carso). Afew persons were injured." Rome, February 2&th." Enemy aeroplanes dropped some bombs, without any result, on Gorizia and on the Vallone. One of our airsquadrons successfully bombarded the enemy's billeting areas in the neighbourhood of Serrada, on the Folgariaplateau (Upper Astico)." Rome, March 1 st, Enemy aeroplanes dropped some bombs on Gorizia ;four men were wounded. Several other raids were repulsed by our chasers. Two hostile aeroplanes were hit by the fireof our anti-aircraft batteries. One was brought down in the neighbourhood of Boscomalo (Carso), the other fell northof Duino (Gulf of Trieste)." Rome, Mmrch 2nd. " Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on Gorizia and in theVallone. No damage was done. Our aeroplanes success- fully bombarded the. enemy's line of communication." Rome, March 3rd. " Some of our aeroplanes dropped bombs on the eaemy'srear lines on the Carso." Rome, Murch nth. " The weather being favourable there was considerableaircraft activity, and aerial bombardments took place on both sides. We suffered no damage. " During the evening some of our aeroplanes droppedbombs on the valley of Muggia (south of Trieste) and on the dockyards at San Rocco (west of Muggia) and Santa Sabba,on the Bay of Muggia. Conflagrations were observed at various places." Roumanian. Jassv, February zBth. " Two enemy aeroplanes which were manoeuvring above our positions in the region of Racoasa [on the Susitza] were driven off by our aeroplanes after a short engagement." German. Berlin, Mmrch $th. " During very numerous aerial engagements our enemies yesterday lost eighteen aeroplanes, one of them beiag shot down from the ground. Our losses amount to four machines." Berlin, March 7th. " Clear weather favoured the airmen in the execution of their tasks. During numerous aerial engagements 15 enemy aeroplanes were shot down. We lost one machine by the action of the enemy." • * Berlin, March 8th. " Between Vileyka and Molodeczno a Russian train was derailed by the dropping of bombs." Berlin, March gth. " During the month of February we lost 24 aeroplanes. Our enemies in the West, the East and in the Balkans lost 91 machines, of which 37 are in our possession. Forty-nine were seen to fall behind the enemy's lines, and five machines were forced to land." ,. ' Berlin, March \oth., " Our airmen shot down six enemy aeroplanes and. two captive balloons. The fire of our anti-aircraft guns brought down an enemy airman. Lieut, von Richthofen scored his twenty-fifth success in air fighting." Berlin, March 12th. " Western Front.—A very clear atmosphere was responsible for increased activity on the part of the long-range artillery and the aviators in many sectors of the Front. " Owing to aerial attacks by our aviators, the enemy lost 16 aeroplanes and two captive balloons. One aeroplane was brought down by the fire of our anti-aircraft guns." Austrian. Vienna, March 10th. " Near Gorizia a Caproni aeroplane was shot down by our artillery and fell near St. Andrea." Vienna, March 12th. " Our airmen bombed a camp near Pesma." Bulgarian. Sofia, February 26th. " Lively aerial activity in the valley of the Vardar and on the Orfano coast. A French aeroplane was brought down in an air fight south of Ghevgheli." Turkish. Constantinople, March 12th." Sinai Front.—A British aeroplane was brought down, and the observer, an Australian officer, taken prisoner. Themachine, which was but slightly damaged, is in our posses- sion." 258
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