IN THE AIR
quick-witted railwaymen. Paris, March 9. Veriff, a military aviator, climbed with four passengers 3511) metres in 28 minutes, which equals the world's record. A Zeppelin flying over Revigny endeavored to bomb seventy wagons loaded with ammunition. The stationmaster and two assistants coupled up an engine and steamed out safely amid the din of exploding bombs. Each was awarded a War Cross. FRENCH RAID ON BELGIAN RAILWAYS. Received March 10, 10 p.m. Amsterdam, March 10. The Telegraaf states that six French aviators bombed the railways and depots in central Belgium, doing considerable damage.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1916, Page 5
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