IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 March 1918, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

LONDON AIR RAID.

FIRST ON MOONLESS NIGHT. LONDON, March 8. Last night's air raid surprised Lon* don marking a new enemy utilising aeroplanes # on a moonless night. RAID ON LONDON. THE CITY TRAVERSED. LONDON, March 9. % The Press Bureau reports: Seven or eight aeroplanes 'carried out a raicl past night. \ Two bonVhe'd London first. T%o/..raiders,"' 'following along the Thames JV - turned'-Iback " before Jthey reached the capital. A third crossed the Essex coast and; jrbonibep. south'weat and norfh-wesr ffistriets; of London. A, fourth crosse.d„ Essex and drop-ped'bombs--on North London, then, proceeded south across the capital, After dropping the remaining bombs on. the: northern district , the remaining .machines turned back. .Some damage Teas done to .property, several houses -.being,' demolished. Eleven. were killed and forty-six injured, bv last.night's that six others are still buried in

wreckage

The raid is designated the “ Aurora Borealis ” raid. A glow in the northern sky gave a light resembling sumsteer across the North Sea. The raid mer, ample to enable the aviators to lasted until 3 o ’clock in the morning Bands of red and white light illuminated the water, though only the northern glow was visible in London. Though the raid was a great surprise to the public, the remarkable barrage and the speed with which the British airmen wont aloft showed that the authorities were not taken unawares. AIR RAID ON PARIS. NO DETAILS TO HAND. LONDON, March 9. French official—Several enemy air squadrons raided Farm, Details are lacking, but it is believed the casualties were fewer than in the last raid. PARIS, March 10. French official — Between ten and twelve squadrons participated in the air raid on Paris. They were hotly received by our anti-aircraft guns, and sixty aeroplanes. Nine inhabitants were killed and 39 wounded. French Official. —It is now stated that eleven were killed and forty-one injured 'in the Paris suburbs during the air raid. A GOTHA BROUGHT DOWN. PARIS, March 10. French Communique: A Gotha was brought down at Compeigne, Four who were aboard were incinerated.