AVIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 5

AVIATION

AIR RAID ON LONDON. FOUR PLANES DESTROYED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. 'LONDON, May 20. The Press Bureau states that hostile aircraft crossed the coasts of Kent and Essex at 11 p.m. on Sunday, going to London. Eour of the aoroplanes were brought down. The raid appears to have been on a large scale, and a considerable number of bombs were dropped. The casualties include 37 deaths. Router's Telegrams. LONDON, May 20. The air raid lasted two hours. Many bombs were dropped. The raiders were met with the heaviest barrage, and several were brought down. THE CASUALTIES. OFFICIAL REPORT. Australian tad N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8 p.m.) The Press Bureau announces that the casualties in air Taid on the London district were: Killed—l 7 men, 14 women, 6 children; injured—B3 men, 49 women, 23 children. In the provinces none was killed, but two men, three women, and one child were injured. Considerable damage waa done to house property. GOTHAS BROUGHT DOWN. OCCUPANTS JUMP TO DEATH. Renter's Telegrams. LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8 p.m.) The gunfire everywhere badlv harassed the air raiders. Two Gothas* falling in masses of flames, presented weird spectacles. All the occupants of one jumped out, and "were killed. OYER THE KENTISH COAST. BARRAGE BROKE UP FORMATION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8.20 p.m.) The air raiders arrived over the Kentish coast in two groups, apparently converg ing upon London. The barrage broke up the formation, and two Gothas were brought down and wrecked in an open • space in Kent. THE RAID ON COLOGNE. GERMAN* PRESS ADMISSIONS. 'n> • j LONDON, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8.20 p.m.) _ Cologne press admits that the .British airmen s raid on Saturday heavily damaged the railways and buildings. Many bombs were dropped in the heart of the city and caused an intense panic lwenty-five persons -were killed and 47 ■wounded. BRITISH WORK IN FRANCE. HEAVY FIGHTING AND CONTINUOUS BOMBING. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Heater. . LONDON. May 20 (Received May 21, at 11.40 p.m., ' i a ' ' n aviation report states: We bombed on the 19th inst enemy railway stations, aerodromes, d J U £ pS ' l and biLets, dropping over 17 tons of bombs. Severe fighting occurred eastward of. the line, where large hostile formations attacked our bombers. We brought down 27 and drove down 3, while Li oi ours are missing. There -was vigorous mutual night bombing. Our niehtfliers dropped 15 tons on Chaulnes, Douai, Don and Marcoing raihvav stations and at. Denis Wetstrem aerodrome.