Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-12-04
NEW Mr. BOMB
USED BY FRENCH
AVIATION CORPS
Terrible Missile Is Said to Pro-
duce Instant Death From
Cold and Shock Caused by
Explosion.

London, Nov. 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received from the
Paris correspondent Of the Mail.
The new air bomb Of the French
air service IN now In use. J have
talked with an alrmnD who has been
ALLOWED to experiment with Il upon
| The enemy. lie gives a lucid dcecrlp-
tlon of the effect Of the bomb, which
~ clearly visible from the altitude OF
an aer0plnne.
II have used both the dynamite
bomb ana the new bomb" said this
airman. Tho two are very similar
In nize and weight, but the effect ns
aecn from above N very different.
When the dynamite bomb falls upon
a body Of men You can see the bodies
leap up In the air. II Is like a small
volcano Ia action.
When the new bomb bursts Il sim
ply lays everything out flat Within the
area of It's explosion. II seems 20 ex-
crt the whole OF ita force IN waves ike
the ripples whom large stone ls
thrown into u pond, Men 10 down
like nincplns. buildings collapse Ike
la house Of playing cards, guns are
turned over as II BY some unseen
hand.
"rhc explosion raises practically
no dust or smoke. Even the earth
disturbed by the case of tho bomb
striking the ground ls Instantly fiat
tened out by the same extraordinary
WIVES Of force.
"Extrcme cold iH produced at the
moment Of explosion. when ] dropped
my first bomb az height of about
500 feet, / WAS taking great chances
IN flying so' low, but I wished TO SEQ
the effect OF the bomb. II fell on a
section of Germans blyonnekinR In q
field I estimate that at least thirty
men were kiiled within the area "
the explosion. 0IBd they been inasaed
more dcnaely moro would have been
killed.
Death from these bombs comes in
stanily from Intense cold and concuH-
sion"
Tho material composing the new
bombs Ia simple. II can be conveyed
10 any air base, and the bomb can be
filled by the nirman or his assistant
before he starts.
French airmen have now five tor
ribIc weapons OF destruction Tor use
In aoroplane fighting, They are:
1.-The steel arrows les fleches, six
inches long, grooved 10 ensure straight
downward flight. about an ounce In
weight, and carried in % box which
launches 1000 az time. Dropped
from an average flying height one Of
these VIII hit It's man with a driving
force OF 100 pounds, II Will 20 clean
through u rider and his horse. The
'alrmen carry several thousands on
each flight An airmnn WAS recently
mentioned In dispatches for the skill
and daring with which he used his
bombs and arrows.
2--fhe quiek-f firing airgun. This
In carried in many Of the French
|monoplanea. Two have been mounted
In blplanes In order TO command tho
whole field OF flight. They have ac-
counted for many of the enemy's
maehlnes
q The shell pisiol. reserved for ac-
ton against the zcppelins. A lucky
shot from one Of these will put a
Zeppelin uni of action.
4-The dynamite bomb. This
weighs 90 pounds and In dropped by
tho uirman or hia observer. This has
been used for blowing up bridges.
b--The now air bomb
With these weapons In the hands
of daring airmen the French air SER
vice is making history daily Hun
drcds OF young men are volunteering
for the work, and many OF them seem
TO bear charmed lives. They face the
triple risk OF death from accidental
fall, tho cnemy'A air gunsv~which they
all declare Go be admirably served
and the explosion or their own weap
0nH.