The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-28

LONDON, Nov, 28.-Flying at Z
great height, a German airplane this
morning passed over London and
dropped six bombs on the capital, sc-
oordng to an official statement issued
this afternoon. Four persons were in.
Iured and only slight material dame
age II added was inflicted.
Two Are Destroyed.
Two Zeppelins which raided tho
northeast coast and the north midland
counties during the night were brought
down and destroyed by British arman
and it is understood the crews of both
airships periShed This makes a total
of seven German machines destroyed in
England in the present year while six
have been brought down in other fields
OF operation.
The two months OF immunity which
England has had from hostile air raids
led many persons to believe the Ger
mans would not risk any airships in
attacks, which, while causing numerous
casualties among civilians and damage
to private property were said in Eng.
land to have gained no military advan-
tage for them. The authorities, regards
ing the protection of London as fairly
| complete, continued their work, how.
ever. with the object of rendering other
parts OF the country safe. The success
OF the air patrols this morning has give
Ell the greatest satisfaction here.
Enemy Heavily Bombarded.
Official reports do not say how many
Airships crossed the coast but apparent-
W they were bombavded so heavily by
anti aircraft guns as well as being at
tackled by airplanes, that they were un-
able to do much damage Lights wero
turned out in all the towns in the dis
tricts affected as soon as reports bf
the approach OF airships were an
nounced and the commanders OF tho
Lcppelins apparently had difficulty in
locating themselves A number of
bombs were dropped although no re-
ports Of damage in any towns have
been received thus far.
One Zeppelin discharged her cargo
of explosives in Yorkshire and Dur
ham She was attacked by a single air.
plaRc and fell in flames off the Durham
coast
Brought Down in Sea.
Another got as far as the north mid
land counties and likewise dropped
bombs. She was attacked BY airplanes
and guns and apparently descended to
make repairs. After reaching the Nor
folk coast she started for home at high
speed and at high altitude. Naval
airplanes were awaiting her and with
the aid OF an armed trawler brought
her down before she had gone many
miles.
Great crowds, attracted to the sea
coast by the firing watched the Zeppe>
Inns as they descended in flames.
One September 1.
On September | five airships raided
the country surrounding England and
one machine was brought down in
flames.
On September 8 squadron OF Zep-
pelins attempted to reach London and
this time ant-aircrait guns brought
down two machines. The crew OF ono
airship perished and the crew of tho
other, consisting OF twenty-five men,
. was captured.
Russians Capture Crew.
On November To- Pctrograd reported
that Russian troops near Pinsk, in tho
eastern battle line, brought down a
large Zeppelin and captured the crew
Of sixteen
The first Zeppelin to meet with dis
aster in the English raids was the LIS,
which was forced down in an attack
on London March 81 and captured in
the Thames estuary, The airship sunk
while in tow of a British patrol boat.
Prior to this on January 81, the LIS
was seen in the North Sea in a sink
ing condition and is believed to havd
been damaged by the English coast
batteries. After one of the early raids
on England on February IS. 1915, tho
Zeppelin L-3 was lost in a snowstorm
and forced to land in Denmark where
she was burned by her crew. fourteen
OF whom were interned by the Danish