Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-29
ATTACHED BY SINGLE: AIRPLANE
AND FALLS IN FLAMES OFF COAST

been received.
ATTACKED by SINGLE AIRPLANE
AND FALLS IN FLAMES OFF COAST
One Zeppelin discharged her cargo
Of explosives in Yorkshire and Dur
ham. She was attacked by single
airplane and fell in flames of the
Durham coast.
Another got as far as the North
Midland counties and likewise dropped
bombs. She was attacked by nirplanes
and guns and apparently was damaged
bue effected repairs after reaching the
Norfolk coast and started for home al,
high speed and a high altitude. Naval
airpl lanes were awaiting her and with
the lid OF an armed trawler brought
her down.
Great crowds attracted to the sea
coast by the firing watched the Zeppc-
Inns AS they descended in flames
one woman WAS killed and sixteen
persons injured i'll the Zeppelin raid.
The airships dropped 100 bombs
The destruction OF the airships was
announced in an Official communca-
ton issued by the War Office.
Both Zeppelins were brought down
in flames into the sea after being at
tackled by acroplancs. One OF them
was destroyed while nine miles out ar
sea on her return trip.
The War Office announces that al
though full reports Of the damage ana
casualties inflicted by the Zcppelins
had not been received this morning
they were believed to have been slight
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF RAID
ISSUED BY WAR OIt'It:
The official account OF the raid is
su"d this morning says:
N number of hostile airshipS an
preached the northeast coast OF Eng
land between 10 and II o'clock last
night. Bombs were dropped AT various
places IN Yorkshire and Durham. The
damage is believed to be slight
ON" airship attacked by airplanes of
the Royal Flying Corps. was brought
down in flames into the sea off the
coast Of Durham. Another airshiD
crossed into the North Midland coun-
ties and dropped bombs at various
places. ON her return journey she
was repeatedly attacked by airplancs Of
the Royal Flying Corps and guns She
appears to have beer damaged for the
last part Of the journey was made at
very slow speed. She was unable to
reach the coast before day was hrea k
ing. Near the Norfolk coast she ap-
parcniiy succeeded in cfrecting repairs
and was proceeding east at high speed
and at an altitude of over 5000 feet
she was attacked nine miles out at
sea by four machines of the Royal
Naval Air Service and an armed traw-
Ter and was brought down in flames
at 6:45 a. NJ.
Full reports Of the casualties and
damage have not been received, but
they are believed to he slight"
TOTAL Or FIVE GIANT
DIRIGIBLES BROUGHT DOWN
The destruction nf two Zcppclins
makes a total of five of the giant diri-
giblcs which have been destroyed in
the three latest attacks by German air
men on British tos'ns
On September 3. a squadron of Zen
pelins raidcd the eastern counties Of
England. with v,ndon. according to
the British official statement their ap-
parent objective. one Of tho airships
was brought down in namcs close to
London. ON September - twelve Xcp-
pelins again attempted to reach Lon
don and this time two were victims OF
the British antiaircraft guns in the
neiShborhood of the capital. The crew
of one airShip periShed and the crew
of the other, consisting OF twenty-five
men. was captured.
An official statement by the British
War Office stated that thirty persons
were killed and ITO injured as the re-
suit of the bombs dropped by the
raiders on this occasion. On Novem-
bcr Is, PetroErad reported that Rus
sian troops near Pinsk on the eastern
battle line brought down II large Zep-
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