THE WAR IN THE AIR
ENEMY ACTIVITY INCREASING
EXTENSIVE BOMB-DROPPING.
(AUB. <IKD N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND RBUIER.)
LONDON, 15th August. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: The enemy's aerial activity has decreased. We dropped 22 tons of bombs on Peronne, Boisel, the Engel dump, and the Bruges docks. We destroyed 22 aeroplanes >and drove down six out of control. Fifteen British machines are missing. Our night-fliers dropped 30 tons of bombs with good effect on the Somme bridges and the railways at Feronne, Douai, and Cambrai. We brought down an enemy nightflier on fire. One British machine is missing.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 42, 17 August 1918, Page 7
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99THE WAR IN THE AIR Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 42, 17 August 1918, Page 7
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