off Ostend and
attacked it. After a combat the British were forced to withdraw. The
German machines returned to their base, having suffered insignificant
damages.
Between 10 and 11 o'clock on the morning of November 10, 1916, a group
of seventeen British aeroplanes bombarded the steel works at
Voelklingen, northwest of Saarbruecken. One thousand kilograms of
projectiles were dropped on the buildings, which were damaged
seriously. In the course of the operations British machines fought
several actions against German machines, three of which were felled.
On the following night between 8 and 9 o'clock eight British
aeroplanes executed a fresh bombardment of these works, dropping 1,800
kilograms of projectiles. Several fires were observed. All British
machines returned safely.
During the night of November 10-11, 1916, British squadrons drenched
with projectiles the stations of Ham, St. Quentin, Tergnier, and
Nesle, in the Somme region, and the aerodrome at Dreuze, the blast
furnaces of Ramsbach, the aeroplane sheds of Frescati (near Metz), and
the blast furnaces of Hagodange (north of Metz). These operations
caused great damage, and several explosions and fires were observed.
A German aeroplane during the night of November 10-11, 1916, bombarded
several French towns. Nancy and Luneville received projectiles which
caused damage or casualties. Amiens was also bombarded on various
occasions during the same night. Nine persons of the civilian
population were killed and twenty-seven injured.
On November 11, 1916, five German machines were claimed to have been
brought down by the British.
The following day, November 12, 1916, a squadron of British naval
aeroplanes attacked the harbor of Ostend. A considerable number of
bombs was dropped on the dockyards and on the war vessels in the
harbor. On the same day it was also reported that two successful air
raids had been carried out by aircraft operating with the British
forces in Egypt. The points raided were Maghdaba and Birsaba. A ton
of high explosives was dropped. Two Fokker machines were brought down
by the raiding aeroplanes, all of which returned safely.
Near Saloniki two aeroplanes belonging to the Central Powers were
forced to descend behind their own lines. During the night of November
14, 1916, ten British machines at various points in France carried out
a series of successful raids on railway stations and rolling stock.
On the same day a Turkish aeroplane
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