ANOTHER BRITISH AERIAL RAID.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 142, 18 February 1915, Page 5

ANOTHER BRITISH AERIAL RAID.

NAVAL WING DO GREAT WORK. 40 AEROPLANES AND SEAPLANES EMPLOYED. GERMAN STRATEGICAL POSITIONS INJURED. FRENCH AVIATORS RENDER GREAT ASSISTANCE PREVENT GERMANS FROM CUTTING OFF BRITISH MACHINES. "ress Association —Copyright. ' The Premier has received the following message from the High Commissioner; LONDON, Feb 17. The Admiralty reports that air oper. ations by the naval wing against the Bruges, Ostend and Zeebrugge district were Continued. J t This afternoon forty aeroplanes and seaplanes bombarded Ostend, Middlekirke, Ghistelles and ’Zeebrugge Bombs were dropped on heavy batteries situated on the east and west sides of the Ostend harbour; the guns’ positions at Middlekirke; transport waggons on the Ostend-Ghistelles road; the mole at Zeebrugge (to widen the breach damaged hy the former attacks); the locks at Zeebrugge; barges outside Blankenberghe, and trawlers outside Zeebrugge. Eight French aeroplanes assisted in the operations, making a vigorous attack on Ghistelles aerodrome, thus *.ffentirely preventing the German aircraft cutting off ic.ur machines. Good results were obtained.

RAID RAIDERS. DROP 240 BOMBS YESTERDAY. ■ EACH WEIGHING 85 POUNDS. (Rec. 0.10. LONDON, Eel). 17. Air raiders yesterday droped 240 bombs, each weighing 85 pounds.