Aerial Warfare.
BATTLES IN THE AIR.
RAIDERS BEATEN OFF
London, Feb. 1
The air raid on Thursday was checked chiefly on the Kentish coast. There xvas a continuous fight for four hours.
The machine-gunning of the enemy craft by the defending aeroplanes mingled with the intermittent firing of the anti-aircraft guns, presented a remarkable spectacle. The raiders approached several points repeatedly, but were beaten off towards the sea. Finally some of them broke through. A Gotha approaching London from Essex was involved in the most notable single air fight during Tuesday’s raid.
While swerving in order to escape the barrage, it encountered and attempted to pass a British airman. Machine-gunning at close quarters followed for several minutes. A. second British machine arrived, and hotly joined in the fight. The Gotha dodged desperately and escaped, after distributing nine bombs, which fell on vacant ground. They caused terrific explosions, which were felt for miles around.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 52, 13 February 1918, Page 5
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