Sydney's Escape From Air Bombs
GERMAN TELLS STORY STRANGE WAR-TIME TALE By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 12.10 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. Addressing the German Club, Alexander Stein, chief officer of the German-Lloyd steamer Main, and formerly flying-master of the airplane carried on the German raider Wolf, told the story of how Sydney escaped bombardment early in 1917. Stein took off from the Wolf, which was then off Gabo Island, and flew over Sydney at a height of from 200 to 300 feet. The flight was made with the object of investigating the strength of the fleet in Sydney Harbour. The airmen were provided with bombs to be used at their discretion, but pleasant recollections of Stein’s previous visits to Sydney kept him from using them. He added that while flying above the city he could not help thinking of his friends below. He was glad at the time it was not necessary to release the bombs, and to-day, after renewing his pre-war acquaintances, he was doubly pleased.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 178, 18 October 1927, Page 13
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