IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1918, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

AERODROME ATTACKED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE. London, August 23. Correspondents describe the recent air work, particularly the daylight raid on the Harowbin aerodrome on August 16. Flying at an average altitude of 200 feet, without interference from enemy planes, the British spotted two i# the distance and attacked. One crashed down, and the other was driven down Thoy silenced nests of machine-guns about the aerodrome, and dropped a hundred bombs and completely destroyed three large hangars containing machines, and partially wrecked eight machines in the open. They set fire to the officers' and .ruen's quarters, blew up the officers' messroom, and ignited several buildings, including an ammunition shed. There were many casualties.

Having completed the demolition »f the aerodrome, the machines -went off, chased and stopped a train, overturned a staff motor-car into a ditch, and forced another to run up a bank. It is believed they killed all the occupants of "both. The whole squadron returned. Newspapers reviewing the week's lighting, comment on the perfect co-ord-ination of the Allied armies under General Fqch.—Aus.-N.Z. CaWe Assoc.