Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-10
DARING AIR RAID
 AGAINST kRUPP WORKS
Sergeant Maxine GaIIois Defied All
 German Aircraft Defenses.

Grand Headquarters of the French Army in France, July S.-(By The Associated Press)-The most daring air raid yet carried out against the great Krupp munitions works at Es- sen was recounted to a staff corre- spondent of The Associated Press to- day by Sergeant Maxine Gallois, who deIhed all the German anti aircraft defenses and bombarded the heart of the German armament-producing fac tories with high explosives, crossed the German front line twice, flew over many Rheinish cities and reached home unharmed.
 Flight Lasted Seven Hours.
 The whole flight lasted seven hours, ator was guided only by the moon and stars and the compass, as the voyage was made in the darkest hours of the night, the destination being reached exactly according to plan. Sergeant GaIlois narrated his story thus:
 -Four of us, Lieutenant Ardisson de Perdiguier, Sergeant Durant, another comrade and myself, left our base at nightfaII Friday with the intention of reaching Essen. Soon afterwdraS we ran into foggy weather and lost sight of each other. I flew at an altitude of 1900 metres and passed over Metz and Thionville, following the course of the river Moselle, which, however,
 
 Travelled by Aid of Compass.
 The batteries fired at me crossing the Rhine and as l passed over Metz searchlights played about the sky. At ThionVille I heard another aeroplane nearby but made it out to be Ardis- sons. Afterwards I was compelled to travel by the aid of the compass, the stars and the moon.
 At TreVes I saw a heavy lombard ment, which I calculated was directed at my comrade. Therefore, I knew I %as Grsoon travelling gia in not the see fgbt cgb lenz. I saw the reflection of the moon on the Rhine and found Bonn. From there to Dusseldorf there was regular sea. of electricity, which in creased as I got further north
 Passed Around Cologne.
 Cologne was a blaze of luminosity and at Dusseldorf there were all kinds of lights. All the time the anti-air craft guns fired as l passed, and around Cologne the gunners were very accurate in the range
 Leaving there, l saw, like cliffs on the horizon, 8 brilliant illumination which seemed kilometres in length stretching to the left of Essen, while southWard was another long line of lights coming from the factories. Ar irving over Essen, l rose to about 2,000 metres. l clrc1ed around search Ing TOT d pIdCc Wu0Ie the IISllS IIOLI the workshops appeared denSeSt. Then I threw the first bomb After counting ten I dropped the second and then the remainder of the ten l carried at similar intervals. l could not tell whether the bombs exploded but they probably did. It was impossible to distinguish their effect owing to the flaming furnace chimneys-
 My duty done, I turned homeward, not having seen my comrades again. The motor worked with wonderful reg ularity all the time. I came back eX- actly the same way as I went and was fired al many times.
 T was thoroughly exhausted and was suffering from my eyes, which were affected by the strain and wind, When nearing the base, owing to the darkness. l could not tell exactly where I was. I though possibly l was still over the German lines and decided to continue westward as long as the pet rol lasted. 1 had a few Htres left and was driving onward, when suddenly 1 recognized a arranged signal and managed to land just at dawn at the same place from which l had depart ed. The distance covered was 750 Xii lometres (466 1-2 miles.)"
 His comrades, Lieutenant Ardis- son and Sergeant Durand, both re- turned to the French, base, having gone as far as Treves, when they found that their supply of gasoline would not permit them to reach Essen; so they dropped all their bombs on Treves before flying home.
 It is believed that the fourth man reached home and bombed Essen, but he has not returned to the base.