BRITISH AIRMEN'S DASH.
ATTACK ZEPPELIN SHEDS. READY FOR REPRISALS. Wellington, Thursday. The following cablegram from the High Commissioner was received by the Prime Minister this evening:— "The Admiralty reports that yesterday British aeroplaneß from the naval wing delivered an attack on the Zeppelin sheds at Duaseldorf, a city on the Lower Rhine, 22 miles from Col ogne. "The conditions of flight were rendered difficult by misty weathur. Lieutenant Collet, approaching .to within 400 ft, dropped three bombs on th Zeppelin sheds. . The extent oi the damage done to the sheds is not known. Lieutenant Collet's machine wa3 struck by a projectile, but all the machines returned safely to the point of departure. "In the event of further bombs being dropped into Antwerp or other Belgian towns by German airmen measures of reprisal will now be adopted, if desired, to almost any extent.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 707, 26 September 1914, Page 5
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142BRITISH AIRMEN'S DASH. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 707, 26 September 1914, Page 5
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