WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 49, 14 October 1914, Page 5

WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

BOMBS DROPPED AT DUBSELDORF AND COLOGNE. WONDERFUL VOLPLANING. Ostend, October 13.’ Commander Spencer Grey and Lienta. Mnrix and Sippe leit Antwerp following the* bombardment, having decided to fly over German territory and do what damage they could before Antwerp fell. Lieut. Mnrix went to Dusseldorf, and at a height of 5000 ft., to escape the German lire, which was continual at the lower elevation. He circled over the Zeppelin sheds, executed a steep volplane at 120 miles an hour to 600 feet from the hangar, where he released the bombs. The German Maxims responded furiously, cutting the .steering-gear, which jambed the rudder. A bullet passed through Manx’s cap, and the wings were pierced in a dozen places. Ho safely returned to Antwerp, which he was ordered to leave the same evening. Meanwhile Grey" and Sippe were unable to locate the hangars at Cologne, and bombarded the railway station, which was greatly/damaged. The Cologne Gazette declares that “the raid was a daring act, which wo must respect.” Other papers state that when the aviator, >yho was exposed to shrapnel and rifle-fire, dived towards the shed so suddenly, the spectators thought ho had been hit. BOMBS IN PARIS. AIRMEN MAKE FRUITLESS ATTACK ON THE RAILWAY STATION (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, October 13. German aeroplanes to-day dropped isix bombs, which did no damage. They fell at the Gare du .Void. New a,r squadrons have been organised to chase j hostile aeroplanes. HARMLESS BOMBS INTO OSTEND. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Ostend, October 13. An aeroplane (|ropped bombs into Ostend on Monday, but they did no damage. GERMAN HATRED OF THE ENGLISH. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Paris, October 13. j An aeroplane dropped a proclamation afc Darnetal stating that Frenchmen were being deceived, that the Gormans were victorious, and beware of the English ami their perfidy. THE RECENT AERIAL RAID. (Received 10.25 a.m. ) London, October 13. i The Daily Chronicle’s Amsterdam correspondent states that Lieutenant Manx's recent aerial raid at Dnsseldorf destroyed a Zeppelin and killed four men.