EXIT TWO ZEPPELINS.
Thera is no doubt of the superiority of the British flying men. The destruc tion of Zeppelins LZ37 and LZ3S put fright—sheer, blanched fright—into the vitals of Germany. It woulc be quite impossible to exaggerate tin •panic accompanied by the fall of thf blazing carcase of the Zeppelin des troyed by Lieut Warneford, and tin blowing up of the Evere hangar anc its contents. Grim details came t( light which completed the deraoralisa tion of the Zeppelin general staff Fragments, organic and inorganic,wen picked up all over the neighbourhood A Belgian found on his pathway < glove dhand, torn off by the forc e o the explosion; again, he saw the hob in the roof of a house, into which on< of the Zeppelin men had fallen. Wha most affected the morale of the enemy was the fact that the LZ37 —Lieut Wa.rneford’s victim —was a brand nev Zeppelin, undergoing its first tests,am had on board several of Count Zeppe lin’s chief engineers, men not easily replaceable. Th;e LZ3S had a career It had the murder of women and chil dren on its conscience. Its fate was veil merited. Of the Zeppelins on ac five service it was the most successful It. placed bombs o" London and Ramssate. but w".s finaTy bombed in its own hangar at Evere.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAIDT19150911.2.24
Bibliographic details
Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 11 September 1915, Page 7
Word Count
220EXIT TWO ZEPPELINS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 11 September 1915, Page 7
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.