IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1916, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

AIR RAID ON MUNICH. REPRISAL FOR BOMBING AMIENS A GREAT FLIGHT. Received Nov. 18, 8.20 p.m. London, Nov. 18. Aviator Captain do Beauehamps flew over Munich and bombed the station as a reprisal for Cerman bombardments of the open town of Amiens. He crossed the Alps and landed near Venice, having covered a distance of 438 miles, RUSSIANS DOWN A SUPERZEPPELIN. Received Nov. 19, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, Nov. IS. The Russians downed a super-Zeppe-lin near ijarny, capturing the crew of sixteen. OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGE BOMBEDRAID ON STEEL AND GUN WORKS. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Renter. Received Kov. IS, 8.30 p.m. London, Nov. 18. The Admiralty reports, that aeroplanes and seaplanes dropped bombs, with good rrsults. on the docks and shipping at Ostend and Zeebrugge this morning. of the raid by sixteen Anglo-Frc-nch aeroplanes on October 25 show that the bulk of the Essingen works at Hageiulingeni, where steel and big guns are produced, were rendered unworkable fo:' a considerable time. SUPERIORITY OF BRITISH AVIATORS. AN AMERICAN'S TESTIMO>i IT. Received Nov. 20, 12.50 a.m. New York, Nov. 10. Mr. HowelU, the Paris correspondent of the New York American, enlarges on the tremendous superiority of the British airmen. He says that for every German bomb the British drop twenty on the enemy's guns, stores, and communications, and that the time is approaching when the Germans will be forced to withdraw great masses of material. They are probably even now sending back their big guns to the next line.