AEROPLANES ENGAGED.
WHOLESALE ATTACKS ON GER= MAN POSITIONS.
Received August 19,, 5.5 p.m
LONDON, August 18. One hundred and eleven aeroplanes executed various flights over the enemy lines yesterday, dropping 3000 kilograms of projectiles on aviation grounds at Colmar, Frescati, Hapshiem and Chambley, and railway stations at Frebourg, inbrisgan, Longueyon, Montmedy and Dun-sur-Meuse, also bivouacs in Spencourt Forest. Many explosions and fires were observed. Two of our machines are missing. .Our aircraft on August 16th bombed the railway station at Cortemarck, resulting in a violent fire. We brought down seven German aeroplanes yesterday. Eight others fell in the enemy lines damaged.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17066, 20 August 1917, Page 5
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