The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-12
NINE AIRMEN FIGHT.
 5000 FEET ALOFT.
Dunltirk Thrilled As It Watch es Fierce Conflict Among
 The Clouds.

Franco-BsEgian Border. Jan. liz Delayed in transrnisston)-Dun was visited by German aeroplanes in force early Sunday afternoon: It Is reported that in all thirty bombs were dropped. and 1t is known that several houses near the station and docks caught fire. No one was kill in the suburb of Malo-1es-Bains five civilians were killed and a few injur- ed. There were also a few civilians injured in the city.
 This is the sixth visit which the German aviators have paid to Dun kirk within the past fortnight.
 According to an eyewitness seven aeropianes appeared over the city at about O o'cIock. A fairly strong wind was blowing and under the c1rcun- stances their preseAce was not ex- pected. The aeroplanes were flying: st a height of about $500 feet and al- most in single file. The sky was somewhat obscured and rain vvasefaII- ing.
 As the military authorities were pre- pared the raiders were met by a hail of lead from mftr a1Ileuses and anti aircraft guns
 The Germans took a lefsurely sur vey of fort4ncationse and then drop ped the bombs in quick succession. No damage was done to the military works, but evidently fncendiary bombs were used, as several houses speedily caught ire.
 Having had previous experience of selves in their cellars on hearing the first explosions.
 Two Belgian Airmen Attack.
 After dropping their missiles the a1rnaen were preparing to leaVe when two Belgian laeroplanes were seen k1- A A.. encounter in the air was then wit messed.
 Although outtun1bered seven to two, the Belgians fought ga1lant1y and kcompletely outmanoeuvred their kop- ponents. They rose to a heightso of T = 900 feet and having gained this .ad- vantage fred at the Germans with mi trail1euses. It was exceedingly dffn- cult and dangerous work and demand ed the greatest skill. for the slightest slip, fresnlting from the fairly high wind blowing at the time, would have sent airmen and machinery to the ground.
 rninutes Then five of the German machines drew off. it is believed be- cause they were short of ammunition. The two remaining avfators strove desperately to gainsthe advantage, but as4they rose higher, so the Belgians rose aandsshelo the1r advantage. until the final phases of the air combat were fought at a. height of about g, 900 feet.
 Suddenly the spectators say. one of the aeropIanes swerved and dropped. The airrnan had been hit in vital spot and had lost control of his ma chine. This crashing to the ground in a. Np1oHghed4 field on the outskirts of the city on the road to: France, was completely wrecked. sssa.sss
 The airrnans was killed on the spot and was found among the mass of twisted metal. Hundreds of specta- tors thronged to the scene.
 One Escapes, Assatls Calais.
 The seventh and last aerop1ane quickly disappeared in the direction of Calais and appeared over that city as dusk was gathering, There three bombs were dropped. Two fell near the docks and the third into the sea, no casualties or material damage be ing caused
 As at Dunkirk the aIman was in- mediately fired on by the anti-air- craft guns, which are ready mounted for the purpose. After hovering about the city for a. few minutes the airpan swung round again in the cir ection of DunkirA and was lost in the darkness.
 5. had part of the story of this raid from d brother of one of the Belgian airmen who tookspart in the fight and chase