flying very high dropped several
bombs in and about Cairo, Egypt, killing and wounding a number of
civilians. No military damage was done and only one military casualty
was incurred.
On November 17, 1916, it was reported that a French aviator had
succeeded in flying across the Alps after dropping bombs upon the
station at Munich, the capital of Bavaria. He landed near Venice,
having flown 435 miles in one day.
London was again attacked on November 28, 1916. An aeroplane, flying
very high, dropped six bombs which injured nine people and did
considerable damage. A German machine, brought down a few hours later
near Dunkirk, was supposed to have been the one returning from the
attack on London.
On November 30, 1916, in Lorraine, three British aeroplanes fought an
engagement with several German machines. One German machine was
brought down in the forest of Gremecy.
On the same day on the Somme front French airmen fought about forty
engagements, in the course of which five German machines were brought
down.
Six French machines dropped fifteen bombs on Bruyeres. Another French
air squadron carried out a bombardment of the aerodrome of Grisolles
(north of Chateau-Thierry). Between 3.45 p. m. and 7 p. m. 171 bombs
of 120 mm. were dropped.
That night between 9.30 p. m. and 1.10 a. m. four French machines
bombarded the blast furnaces and factories of Voelklingen (northwest of
Saarbruecken).
On December 1, 1916, a group of aeroplanes of the British Naval Air
Service bombarded the blast furnaces of Dillingen, northwest of
Saarbruecken. During this expedition one ton of explosives was dropped.
A German aeroplane was brought down during the return journey.
During December 2, 1916, Italian aeroplanes bombed Austrian positions
at Dorimbergo (Fornberg) and Tabor, in the Frigido (Vippacco) Valley.
On the following day, December 3, 1916, another Italian air squadron
bombed the railway station for Dottogliano and Scoppo on the Carso
(seven and one-half miles northeast of Trieste). Notwithstanding bad
weather conditions and the violent fire of the Austrian artillery, the
aviators came down low to drop a ton and half of high explosives.
Numerous air flights took place and one Austrian machine was brought
down; one of the Italian machines was reported missing.
Austrian seaplanes dropped bombs at several points on the Carso
without causing casualties or damage. An Italian aeroplane dropped
five large bombs on the flo
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