BRITISH AIRMEN'S FINE ACHIEVEMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 91, 14 October 1914, Page 7

BRITISH AIRMEN'S FINE ACHIEVEMENTS

MANOEUVRES OVER DUSSELt>ORF. DARING ACT AT COLOGNE. OSTEND, 12th October. • Commander 1 Spenser" D. H. Grey and Lieutenants' S. V. Sippe and Reginald L. G. Marix; of the British Naval Flying Corps, left Antwerp following the .bombardment, and decided to liy to German territory and So what damage they could before Antwerp fell. Lieutenant Claris went to DuSS&ldorf at a height of 6000 ft to escape German fire, which "Was continual at a lower elevation. He circled over the Zeppelin sheds-, executed a steep volplane at the rate of 120 miles aif hour to 600 ft from the hangar, and them released the bombs. The German Maxims responded with a. furious ' bombardment, cutting the steering gear, which jammed the ruddeT. A bullet passed through Lieutenant MaTix's cap. The winge of his aeroplane were pierced In a dozea pla-ces, but he safely returned to Antwerp, whkh he Was ordered to leave the same evening. Meanwhile Commander Grey atid Lieutenant Sippe, being unable to locate the ha-ngars at Cologne, dropped botnbs on the railway station, greatly daiflaging it. The ( Cologne Gazette declared that the faid was a. daring aH which Germany must respect. Other papers state the aviator, who was exposed to ehrapnel and rifle fire, dived and shied so suddenly that the • spectators thought hft was hit.