IN THE AIR.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1918, Page 2

IN THE AIR.

[PISH PIIKBB ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] AVIATION REPORT. LONDON, Sep. 24. Sir Douglas Haig’s aviation report states: There lias been overcast and showery weather. We dropped 11 tons of bombs, and destroyed eight hostile machines. Four of ours are missing. Night fliers dropped four tons of bombs on an enemy aerodrome near V alcnciennes. All our machines returned. A later report st ates : The weather has improved. Late last evening the enemy activity ha s been slightly and intermittent. We destroyed eight hostile machines and drove down two. Four British machines are missing. Wo dropped one and a half tons of bombs in tho daytime and 171 tons at night-time on aerodromes, railheads and hutments. All our night-flier* returned.

RAID ON BRUGES. ' LONDON, September 24

The Admiralty reports: Between the 17th and 21st-' the Air Force contingents attached to the Navy made four raids on Bruges docks, dropping mght tons of bombs- They also successfully bombed five aerodromes. In air fighting we destroyed six enemy machines drove down five uncontrollable while three of ours nro missing. A hostile balloon, shot- down, fell in flames on the balloon camp, setting firo to three hangars all of which were burnt oiu completely. Greek naval aircraft- bombed Constantinople on the nights of the 20th and 21st. Bombs burst on the Maidra Pasha Station, also on buildings northward of tho Admiralty, and in Stamboul, where many thousands of propaganda leaflets were dropped. One Greek and one British machine have not returned.