RAIDERS PURSUED BY BRITISH PLANES.
ONE BOMB FALLS ON CANADIAN HOSPITAL HOUSES DAMAGED AND COTTAGES WRECKED. LONDON, March 20. Further details of the German air raid on Kent on Sunday show that two seaplanes appeared over Dover at two o'clock in.the afternoon, and dropped six bombs in the harbour. They then proceeded to bomb the town, after ■Which one bombed Deal. 1 Two other seaplanes appeared over Ramsgate, and bombed that town. One went north, Fligbt-Conunaadsr Bone, in hi. aeroplane, pursuuig it. The other went to Weatgate, where it was pursued by several Bnbsh ■ aeroplanes. , . „ t Of the 43 bombs dropped, one fell on the Canadian Hospital at Ramsgate, eansing damage but no casualtiea. Ee»eral hou*«. were damaged.and arteans the German seaplane out at sea Flight-Commander Bone ' hit the enemy machine many times, besides killing the observer.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19160321.2.40.4
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 5
Word Count
137RAIDERS PURSUED BY BRITISH PLANES. Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in