In the Air

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 25, 28 September 1915, Page 5

In the Air

THE RAID ON LONDON. > I ~~ REPORT BY MEMBER OF ZEPPE- !>' LIN CREW. “LONDON BEYOND, OUR RANGE.” WEATHER ENGLAND’S BEST ALLY. United Press Association. (-Received 12.45 p.m.) Berne, September 27. A member of the Zeppelin crew, writing to the newspaper Derbund, says;— London is beyond our range, but it is possible to reach ‘it if a steady east wind blows, when we can float a considerable’distance, conserving our petrol, but, unfortunately, the weather is England’s best Ally. It is either windless or over-windy or bright moonlight. We took a few bombs on the London raid which were built specially larger. We reached the mouth of the Thames unobserved, owing to clouds and the silence of the engines. until we arrived at the Tower Bridge, where we crossed to the north side. Searchlights then caught us. and immediately the sky was ablaxe with searchlights, and the air was rent with a terrific cannonade; but the guns at first were unable to reach us. We dropped bombs regularly until shrapnel began to play around us. BRUGES RAIDED. GASWORKS DAMAGED. ’ (Received 10.15 a.in.) Amsterdam, September 27. The Allies made an air raid on Bruges on Sunday. As the village of Sluis was sunk in darkness it is believed that the Bruges gasworks from which it is supplied must have been severely damaged.