WAR IN THE AIR.
THE ZEPPELIN RAID. ,
f VICTIM'S FEARFUL END
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Service.) LONDON, October 2. . A Dutch report says that 14 Zeppelins participated in the raid. . Spectators narrate that tho Zeppelin at Potter's Bar was doomed directly it was caught in tlio maze of searchlights. It sent out dense clouds of smoko withoub avail, followed by a shower.^of bombs,. as though seeking to; lighted itsolf. ",,. , . , Thirty-nine bombs fell' harmlessly in a f-malf area, and then an aeroplane— some say two —was seen approaching her ' ;.' . • A brilliant light indicated the ignition of ono of the Zeppelin^ gasbags. The flames ran along the monster, and ,the blaze was visible within a circuit of 60 miles ' . The Zeppelin fell split in three or four y)iecbi3. The searchlights never left the airship tintil she reached the,earth.' raonio of the orew, realising thendoom, jumped out from tho gondolas. Ono lived long enough to ask for water. . • , •
Other bodies of the crew were terribly mangled. Seventeen have already been found.
The Zeppelin,. ..-.was of the newest type, presenting a small target-
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3571, 4 October 1916, Page 6
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179WAR IN THE AIR. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3571, 4 October 1916, Page 6
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