In the Air
/>; 0.5.0, FOR AN AIRMAN. ,United- Association. ! London, Novtmher 27. plight Commander Smyth Pigott hits I)|gii warded .the D.S.O. On the night of November 13 he volunteered to attack the bridge at Kuleli Burgas. Across this great bridge, spanning the -Vlaritsa river, was the only railway connecting Constantinople and Dedeagatch with Sofia. Smyth Pigott located the bridge by the moonlight shining on the river. He• descended to within three hundrtd feet before releasing his bombs. i lie guards fired heavily, but despite engine trouble, which commenced before he reached the bridge, he returned safely after a four hours’ flight.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 29 November 1915, Page 5
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101In the Air Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 29 November 1915, Page 5
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