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AEROPLANES' USEFUL HELP. (MIS. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND P.EUTER.) (Received. July 20, 1 p.m.) V LONDON, 19th July. ' Twenty villages have been recaptured, and thousands of prisoners and much booty„taken. ■'.'-. /,"'-. A French communique states: Bombing aeroplanes ceaselessly 4 . attacked the bridges over the Marne ;'.■'• andi the Germans debouching Jon the northern and southern banks, fired at with machineguns and bombs, lost heavily and were frequently scattered. A bridge thrown over thel river in front of Dormans was flooded , with projectiles and collapsed, and the convoys crossing it were engulfed. . , Twenty-one tons of explosives were dropped during the day, and fourteen tons at night in the enemy's rear. Explosions, fires, and much damage were observed. Numerous air fights occurred, arid twenty-nine German machines were brought down and disabled.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 8
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