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1917 - 0546.PDF
[/j]GHT MAY 31, 1917. AIRCRAFT WORK AT THE FRONT. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. British. General Headquarters, May 21 si. " There was great activity in the air yesterday. A number of successful bombing raids were carried out, and our aero- planes co-operated actively with our infantry in their attacks, engaging German troops in the enemy's front line trenches with machine-gun fire. In air fighting seven German aero- planes were brought down, one of which fell in our lines, and eight others were driven down out of control. Another hostile machine was shot down out of control by our anti- aircraft guns. Four of our aeroplanes are missing." General Headquarters, May 22nd. " One German aeroplane was brought down yesterday in air fighting, and one other hostile machine was driven down out of control. One of our aeroplanes is missing." General Headquarters, May 23rd. ." Owing to unfavourable weather conditions there was less activity in the air yesterday, and little fighting. One German aeroplane was driven down out of control." * General Headquarters, May 24th. " Activity in the air increased yesterday, and a number of fights took place. Five German machines were brought down by our aeroplanes, and six other hostile machines were driven down out of control. Three of our aeroplanes are missing." ; General Headquarters, May 25th. " There was great activity in the air yesterday. Seven German aeroplanes were brought down in air fighting, and five other hostile machines were driven down out of control. Six of our machines are missing." General Headquarters, May 26th. " Many reconnaissances and bombing raids were carried out by us yesterday. In air fighting five German aeroplanes were brought down and five others were driven down out of control. Five of our aeroplanes are missing." General Headquarters, May 2jth. " Reconnaissances and bombing raids .were continued actively yesterday by our aeroplanes. A large number of fights took place, in the course of which 12 German machines -were destroyed and 10 others were driven down out of control. One other hostile machine was shot down by our anti-aircraft guns. Three of our aeroplane^ are missing." French. Paris, May 22nd. " During the 21st our pilots brought down two German captive balloons, which fell in jfl.ames." •Paris, May 2yd. "It is confirmed that two further German machines were brought down by our pilots—one on May 13th and the other on the 18th." Pans, May 24th. " During the night of the 23rd our bombarding aeroplanes dropped 2,200 kilogrammes (about two tons) of bombs on the railway stations in the region of Re'thel, where fires broke out." " Salonica.—British aircraft bombarded an enemy convoy in the Rupel Pass- [Struma Front]. Paris, May 26th. " During the 23rd, 24th, and 25th our pilots brought down in aerial combats 10 enemy aeroplanes. Seventeen other machines were obliged to land in a damaged condition behind their own lines. " During numerous bombardments carried out by our air squadrons in the same period the railway stations of Mars la Tour, Chambley, Conflans, Vouziers, and Anizy, and the bivouacs in the region of Laon received numerous projectiles. In all 13,000 kilogrammes of explosives were dropped, causing considerable damage." Paris, May 27th." On May 26th our pilots brought down four German aeroplanes. On the night of May 26th-27th our bombinggroups dropped 3,300 kilogrammes of projectiles on the enemy's military establishments and factories. Severalfires, one of them very violent, broke out in the bombarded buildings. The aviation grounds of Colmar and of Sissoneand the German organisations in the region of Laon also received numerous> bombs." — - Paris, May 2&th. " The air activity was very considerable yesterday and last night. Enemy machines dropped some bombs in the region of Baccarat, Nancy, and Pont St. Vincent, doing unimportant damage. Our air squadrons carried out numerous nights, during which they dropped nearly 7,000 kilogrammes (seven tons) of bombs on enemy military establishments and railway lines, particularly in Champagne and in the region of Thion- ville. " Nine enemy aircraft were brought down, and two were obliged to land within our lines. Five others which were heavily struck were forced to land within the enemy's lines.'' Russian. > Petrograd, May 2$rd. " About 3 p.m. an enemy squadron, composed of three machines, dropped 20 bombs on the village of Jablonoff (north-east of Halicz.) " Petrograd, May 25th. " An enemy aviator has dropped bombs on Chlok, to the west of Riga. On May 10th, to the sonth-east of Halicz, an encounter took place between an enemy Albatros machine and the Russian Captain Modrah. The enemy machine fell behind the German lines, and Was destroyed by our artillery. The pilot was wounded, and, according to the observations of our infantry, was carried away by enemy soldiers." Petrograd, May 27th. " On May 25th our aeroplanes made a raid on the railway station of Pinsk, Where they dropped six bombs, which were observed to hit the railway line and also to cause an outbreak of fire in the western part of the town." Petrograd, May 28th. " Twelve bombs were thrown from enemy aeroplanes upon our aerodrome north-west of Lunintsa." Italian. Rome, May 21st. " Two enemy machines were brought down during air fighting." ••—•••- /. J.".:^r •... .-.. ".r- -.;- ~ •••••.••-• - " _ Rome, May 22nd. " During the night of the 21st one of our airships bombed the enemy's rear lines near Vogrisca, in the Frigido Valley, and returned safely to its base." Rome, May 24th. " Our air squadrons, 130 machines, including a group of navy seaplanes, took part in the battle (on the Carso), and dropped ten tons of'bombs on the enemy's lines, and brought their machine guns to bear on masses of the enemy. Our airmen all returned safely." Rome, May 25th. " Aircraft was very active. Squadrons of our machines bombed the station of Santa Lucia of Tolmino w,ith visibly effective results. Three enemy machines were brought down by our airmen." " At daybreak to-day, With the object of assisting the offensive which is developing on the Carso, British monitors with naval forces and Italian aeroplanes made a prolonged and effective attack with heavy guns in the Gulf of Trieste on the rear of the enemy's lines, especially the great aerial station, depots, and other important military objects near Prosecco " The enemy's repeated aerial attacks had no other result than the loss of two of his seaplanes, which were brought down by our airmen. Four enemy airmen were rescued by our naval units, in spite of the fire from the enemy's batteries. All the naval and aerial units which took part in this action returned to their bases without having sustained the slightest damage. No enemy flag was seen at sea with the exception of those on the aeroplanes which we brought down." Rome, May 26th.. " Our airmen flew in great numbers over the enemy's rear lines yesterday, bombed railway works, ammunition dumps, and batteries, and attacked the enemy infantry on the march with machine guns. All returned safely. One enemy machine was brought down." \ Rome, May 2jth. " Our aircraft continued their successful bombing raids on the enemy's communications. The railway station of S. Lucia, of Tolmino, was severely damaged. Our machines all returned safely. During air fighting above Britovo one enemy machine was brought down, while another fell in flames near Vertoiba." Rome, May 28th. " Enemy aircraft bombed localities on the Lower Isonzo, causing a few casualties. Another raid was made against Chiusaforte (without ?) damage." Serbian. . Salonica, May 21st. " Our aircraft were very active. About 100 bombs were thrown on enemy camps and dep6ts. Explosions of munitions were observed. In the course of an air fight an enemy aeroplane was forced to land south of Drenovo." German. Berlin, May 21st. " Yesterday also the enemy lost 14 aeroplanes." 546
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