RAID BY IRISH REGIMENTS

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 251, 23 October 1917, Page 5

RAID BY IRISH REGIMENTS

EXTENSIVE AERIAL ACTTViITy

ENTERPRISING BRITISH AIR-

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Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

tdieceived Oct. S2, 7.50 p.m.)

LONDON, Oct, 21. Sir Douglas Haig reports; Irish regiments made n, successful mid north-cast of Croisilles.

There js .grtMt reciprocal artillery activit3 r., and, despite the mist, there is extensive aerial action.

To-day our 'planes bombed n foundry and a railway junction north-west*-©i1 Siiarbiuncken.' Fires followed. Many enemy scouts at/tacked the bombing £jf|ii;idi>on, and i'oui- of them were liroiiclvt down

Oa Saturday bombs were dropped on aerodromes at Gontrode and Ronlors, the station a.t Corteriniarck., and various billots and hutmente ■at Houleiß. O:ie bomb <lostr'oyod a grounded machin:"l. A second foil through tlio contro o!f a hangar.

Meanwhile our .scouts, -operating in the neighborhood, brought Anvil seven enemy machines.

A ton of bombs was dropped on Inglomvmste aerodrome and railway station, also on aorodro-mes at Comtrai, where a direcii hit was. obtained nfli a machine w'hi'cli was endeavorirrg to leave the ground. During the 'day thirteen enemy machines u-ere brought down.