THE AERIAL WAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10115, 24 October 1917, Page 5

THE AERIAL WAR.

SIXTEEN ENEMY MACHINES DOWNED. AUSTRALIAN SQUADRONS AT WORK. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON. Oct. 22. Sir Douglas Haig reports The line weather has made an improvement in the visibility. On Sunday, 1 besides much artillery observation ;work, four tons of Iwmbs yevo <lroppcd on aerodrotjios near Courtrai and 'Roulers, and on a big gun position near (Jouai. Three tons \re re dropped during the night time on the Roulers or Lichtervekh' railway stations, whbro fires wore started, ,-aa well as at the !|ix>vo mentioned aerodromes. One pilot, 1 reaching an aerodrome as the enemy’s .night-bombing machineswore leaving, dropped bombs amongst them. There is heavy air lighting, chiefly over tho enemy's lines. Sixt* >on hostile machines v/ero brought down, Kij dit of ours are missing, including a night ■ bomber. Naval squadrons nttaclied to Ih o army have been lighting througlioLit. thosi e operations, and encountered a large share of tho machines brought down Australian t iquadrons, who have hitherto been in trainii ig, have commenced active work, and have already proved themselves worthy of il| e high opinion formed of them on arrival., NAVAL AIRCRAFT STILL BUSY. Received Ck fcoh'er 24, 12,55 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 23. The Admiralty rep<\rts that naval aircraft bombed the railwriy siA’ings near Ghent, and Zocbmgge mole, piierU they hit, two small vessels.