THE AIR WAR
GERMAN TOWNS BOMBED
(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter's Telegrams.) (Received May 17th, 12.5 a.m.)
LONDON, May 16. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation rejport states:—
brought down eight aeroplanes on Tuesday and drove down another. Two of ours are missing. "Bombing continued actively during the night. Twelve tons were dropped on Menin, Chaulnes, and Peronne, also on the station at Lille, billets at Bapaume, billets south of the Somme, and the docks at Bruges. All our machines returned. '
"We carried out a successful raid on Wednesday on the railway station sidings at Thionville, dropping 24 heavy bombs. Bursts were observed on sheds, the track, and furnaces.
"We hit a Carlshutte factory alongside the railway four times. All our machines returned, despite heavy antiaircraft fire."
("The Times.") , (Received May 17th, 1 a.m.) Aeroplanes bombed Paris. There were no casualties.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16214, 17 May 1918, Page 7
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