Airmen's Daring Raid.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 120, 14 October 1914, Page 5

Airmen's Daring Raid.

BOMBS' DROPPED AT DUSSELDORF AND COLOGNE. VOLPLANE OF 4400 FEET. THROUGH SHOT AND SHELL. Received 13, 7.20 pjn. Ostend, October 13. Commander Spencer Grey and Lieuts. Marix and Sippe left Antwerp following the bombardment, having decided to fly over German territory and do what damage they could before Antwerp fell. Lieut. Marix went to Dusseldorf, and at a height of 5000 ft, to escape the German fire, which was continual N at the lower elevation. He circled over the Zeppelin sheds, executed a steep volplane at 120 miles an hour to 600 ft from the hangar, where he released tho bombs. The German Maxima responded furiously, cutting tho steering-gear, which janibcd the rudder. A bullet passed through Marix's cap, and the wings were pierced in a dozen places. He safely returned to Antwerp, which he was ordered to leave the same evening. Meanwhile Grey and Sippe were unable to locate the hangars at Cologne, and bombarded the railway station, which was greatly damaged. The Cologne Gazette declares that "the raid was a daring act, which we must respect." Other papers state that when the aviator, who was exposed to shrapnel and rifle-fire, dived towards the shed bo suddenly, the spectators thought lie hail been hit.