Aerial Warfare.
MORE RAIDS IN GERMANY. London, Aug. 12. The Air Ministry reports: <Jn the afternoon of the 11 th in addition to the bombing already reported we bombed the railway tnanglo at Metz. \Ve attacked on the night of tho llth-12th two aerodromes and various targets with bombs and machine guns. Despite the weather on the 13th we successfully attacked the aeroplane and chemical works at FrariKiort. Bursts were observed at the centre of [the objective. ( Large numbers of enemy aeroplan- ' es kept up a running fight for thirty miles. \ve destroyed two. All the British returneu. Another squadron attacked the aerodrome at Hagenau with excellent results. They encountered many hostile machines and severe fighting ensued. We destroyed four enemy machines and drove down anotner. Two British are missing. The squadron reformed after the fight and proceeded to bomb its objective and directly hit a large hut. A bomb destroyed' four enemy machines on tne ground.—(A. and A.Z. and Reuter). ANOTHER ZEP BROUGHT DOWN London, Aug. 12. The '‘Star” states that our aeroplanes brought down another Zeppelin in flames off the east coast. —(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 216, 14 August 1918, Page 5
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187Aerial Warfare. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 216, 14 August 1918, Page 5
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