BOMBING EXPEDITIONS.
BRITISH AEROPLANES ACTIVE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received November 3, 8,50 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 2. General Haig reports: Taking advantage of the weather on Wednesday, ours and rho enemy’s aeroplanes were in the air all day. Visibility was not very good, hindering artillery wo die, but many photographs were taken, find much bombing was done by our machines. Aeroplanes cooperated successfully '.in the infantry’s raid north-westward of Loos, firing several thousand machine-gun pounds and bombing troops and communiciutiou trenches. Five tons of bombs were dropped on Holders, causing fires and explosions, and on many billets further on. Five and a-half tons were dropped in (ho niglfc. on aerodromes in the neighbourhood of Cosirtrai, an aerodrome at Oontrode, and tile railway stations at Holders, Thourout and Oourtrai. Australuin-New Zealand Cabko Association. LONDON. Nov, 1.
Ailmimlty naval aircraft bombed SpaTappolhock aerodrome;, and conducted many offensive patrols. BIG LOSSES IN AEROPLANES. Received November 3, 11.10 a.in. LONDON, Nov. 2. fwo hundred and aevctnty-four German and 109 Allied aeroplanes were downed on ■the western front in October-.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1012, 3 November 1917, Page 5
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175BOMBING EXPEDITIONS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1012, 3 November 1917, Page 5
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