BOMBING A SUBMARINE.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 May 1918, Page 7

BOMBING A SUBMARINE.

Tlie f clow in j semi-official Note is .SSUBII in Paris: —• "While pi: iveiling the Channel, quite recently, two of our seaplanes observed an enemy submarine floating on the surface. Making a sharp turn, the pilot of the leading seaplane brought his machine into such a position towards the sun that he could see better without being seen. He then proceeded to attack the submarine, followed by the second seaplane. "The submarine submerged, but the conning tower had not disappeared before the seaplanes, having dived to a low altitude, dropped their bombs right on their objective. The leading machine then returned to its base for a further supply of bombs, leaving the other machine to keep a lookout. 'The latter, a f ew seconds after the at'tack, saw the forefront of the submarine emerge at an angle of 45 degrees. Then the submarine slowly rose to the surface again, without, however, being able to regain a bori- , zontal position and again disappeared in a violent whirlpool. "Three times at short intervals the submarine attempted to rise to the surface, taking at each attempt a stronger list to starboard. Then the observer saw the whole of the submarine's port side exposed, while the submarine rested on its beam ends. Finally the vessel disappeared, without having succeeded in getting its conning tower above water."