BRITISH AIR SERVICE ACTIVE IN BELGIAN ATTACK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16969, 1 October 1918, Page 5

BRITISH AIR SERVICE ACTIVE IN BELGIAN ATTACK.

SUDDEN RAINSTORM CAUSES CONSIDERABLE LOSS. Australia! and N.Z, and Router. (Rued. 9.45 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 29. The Press Bureau reports: Aeroplanes, attached to the navy co-operating in the Belgian offensive, dropped 13 tons of bombs on Saturday, set on fire two trams, destroyed two ammunition dumps, attacked massed motor transports and a battery. Our low-fliers inflicted casualties on infantry concentrating, and gun teams. Other formations of aeroplanes successfully carried out observation for the British monitors shelling the coast defences. They encountered in the latter part of the day large formations of aircraft well on the enemy side of the lines, destroyed four, and drove down four out of control. Thirteen British machines are missing, the majority of which did not return from the enemy lines after a sudden and violent rainstorm. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: Our aeroplanes heavily attacked enemy troops and transport at the canal crossing and on the roads. We destroyed eight balloons, shot down 23 aeroplanes, and drove down 20 out of control. Nineteen of ours are missings