New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-06
k[|ED SEAPLANES
, BREAK U-BOAT ring
At IJaSt 1S Known to Have Been
Successfully Bombed
; NAVAL AIRCRAFT NEMESIS

NAVAL AIRCRAFT NEMESIS
Associated Press Secures Official Adj
mdralty Reports Telling of Whole
sale Destruction of Wolves OF the
Sea by Sharp-eyed Airmen.
London. April "Details concern
German submarines by naval aircraft
eight by seaplanes and the others by
diligihles, have been obtained by the
Associated Press from admiralty re-
ports The first case is described as
follows:
"While on patrol in the English
channel q seaplane sighted subn1a-
rine eieIlt miles away, directly in the
path of oncoming convoy merchant
2. sbips. The seaplane dived at 80
Emilos an hour. The submarine at
Rtempted to escape by submerging,
hut was just awash as the seaplane
aacled a bombing position and re-
ased two bombs. one Of which ex-
oded OIL the coming tower. The
,apIane dropped two moro bombs
kto the midst of the air bubbles from
e collapsed submarine, which was
the largest type, carrying two
(uns''
The second case:
.sAt dawn a seaplane sighted a largo
submarine on the surface with q
member of the crew standing by the
gun. The seaplane dropped a bomb
on the tail of the U-boat and after
wards photographed the sinking sub
marine, with a big hole In its deck
A second bomb was dropped close to
he submarines bow, and the U-boat
:olIapsed.'
The third case:
1.-TWO seaplanes attacked q large
submarine travelling on the surface
Ut IA knots, with two men in the con-
hing tower A bomb was exploded
kclose 10 the coming tower, and the
submarine began to sink stern nrst.
A bomb from a second seaplane COM
pleted the work"
''Three patrol planes sighted &
large submarine as it was submerging'
and dropped two bombs close to the
coming tower, causing the submarine
to turn turtle and disappear in q mass
of oil and wI-eclSage."
The fifth case:
"a seapIane sighted two subma-
rines close to the surface and dropped
two bombs. One bomb was inef-
fective but the other hit the deck
fairly amidships. The submarine was
hidden by the smoke Of the explosion
and when the smoke cleared the
TI-boat was sinking, with both ends
\ in the air"
The sixth case:
"a seapIane saw the track of a
prpedo fired at a merchantmen. 1t
we'd toward the surface and sight
the black shades of the submarine,
below the surface. 1t dropped
bombs, both of which exploded
to the submarine, resulting IN a
kauantity of oil, bubbles and
age."
seaplanes sighted U-boat
on the surface and dropped a bomb
each. The first bomb caused heavy
list to the U-boat which began to
sink bv ahe stern. The second bomb
exploded in the center Of tho swift,
demolishtng the U-boat."
The eighth case:
"a seaplane dropped q bomb on q
submarine just emerging, and the
Iy-boat disappeared with heavy list
to port. The pilot dropped a sec
ond bomb into the swirl, and Few
minutes later q patch of oil so feet
long and II feet wide appeared on
the surface"
The ninth case:
"a naval airship at midday sight
ed q suspicious patch of oil and cir
cIed it in an effort to ascertain the
cause. Suddenly a periscope broke
the surface In the midst of the Oil.
The airship dropped a bomb close to
the periscope and a series Of bub-
bles began appearing, indicating that
the damaged submarine was moving
slowly away under the water. Sew
eraI more bombs were dropped in the
nath indicated, Until evidence was OBJ
tanned Of the enemy's destruction"
The tenth case:
IAN airship dropped two bombs
over O. submarine which was engaged
in attacking merchantmen. Great
patches of oil and bubbles indicated
severe damage, and trawlers made
this complete by depth charges"