FINE WORK OVER SEA AND LAND.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXI, Issue 16604, 27 April 1916, Page 5

FINE WORK OVER SEA AND LAND.

AEROORGME, GRUISERS. ZEPPELINS AND SUBMARINES ATTADKED.

THRILLING STORIES.

Received 5-5 p.m., April 26

LONDON, April 26. The Admiralty" has made the following announcement:—■ v ' .

On the morning of the 23rd, in spite of inclement; weather, our naval aeroplanes bombed an enemy aerodrome at Mariankerke with, good results, arid returned safely.

One of our fighting machines brought down an enemy aeroplane.

A further attack on the morning of the 24th. was carried out at the same objective, in co-operation with the Belgians. A large number of bombs was dropped. . The machines encountered heavy fire, but there vere no British casualtieSA'.' -s

. ABritish seaplane on the1" same day attacked an energy seaplane fiveimilep off Zeebrugge. The epem^r/"pllot' wa? killed, and the obser^v^||^.oii;t at a height of 3000ft;.^f 3S&&S'seaplane crashed into the sea an^sank.

During the operations,against the German battle cruiser, squadron off the East Coast on the'morning bf the 25th. two Zeppelins were pursued by naval aeroplanes over sixty miles to seaward. Theydropped bombs and darts apparently without serious effect

An aeroplane-and a seaplane attacked German ships off LTowestoft, dropping heavy bombs.

Four enemy submarines were also attacked by bombs. One seaplane was under heavy fire from the German fleet. The pilot, although seriouslywounded, brought-his machine safely back. ■' - ..■■■'■

One pilot is reported missing. He ascended during the earlier Zeppelin raid and atacked a Zeppelin off Lowestoft.