The sun., 1918-10-12
TELLS AIR EXPLOITS
OF US. AND BRITISH
Report Describes the Recent
Thrilling Raids on Ger
man Airdromes.
TROOP TRAIN ATTACKED
Officers, Seeking to Escape in
Motor Cars, Are Pursued
Relentlessly.

The war Is constantly throwing on
epic tales of valor whose effect does not
IN the least depend upon method of tell
ing or choice OF words. Tho British Blu
reau Of Information released a group of
stories yesterday that fairly blaze. The
Arst has to do with an eir raid over the
German lines in Picardy in which Brit
ish and Yankee air fighters worked to-
sether.
"A raid carried out by a combined
American and British squadron Is par
ticularly worthy OF mention. The forma-
lions left our lines, few very low and
released their bombs upon hangers, ma
chimes, ground and hutments. By this
bombardment the German petrol and oil
store was set on flre and the IRE spread
70 the ammunition dump.
Eight Machines Destroyed.
''Six machines on the ground were de-
stroyed by IRE and two more by direct
hitk Two large Gotha and several
smaller hangers, as well as some huts
used for living purposes by the person.
mel of the German squadron. were en-
veloped in flames. The Huns rushed out
eaiu ooSpcietOiy W put Jul
the flames, whereupon our raiders i'm
mediately svooped down again to tho
attack, piled the Germans with machine
gun IRE and scattered the panic stricken
mechanics In all directions. laying many
Of them low"
While this furious action was in prog-
ress a squadron of British machines. Or
oered. obviously, 10 swing nigh In great
circles Win an eye out lot enemy reen-
aorce,nehss' observer uhat chateau
USED py Sernnan onicers LOT hving quar-
sers nao escaped aaHnaee. Inc squadron
eohmanner couiuht suano this' lie
yromp.y s"oopeu ms command upon
snis chateau ana simply dew II out OF
eAs.enee.
Anu ~ spite ., inc exceedingly neaVy
krvuiiu n,c 10 "nich the attackers were
su1Jeceeo: INC report STATES In ciosins
tnis paiucuiar episooe. every machine
ehgaseo le'uanea saieiS.
ne next hashis slohe was accom-
pnshea oy Auseraiians ana British VINO
.o'hso IN very large scale RAID upon
snV.hes oei imam aiLonome' Ihey struck
~ II from a low aitituoe, the better to
insure accuracy
snomer ot oomos was released"
sys 'he IepoI., anu three large nam
ns nnschlhes were COM
N.Y. neIs were severely
S,s re w imam piots mess was
@ ~ Sese nres were started
ns ue neehahics MUS me me.
s"s,nn ~. e, 90 aeorah]ea on thls &C.
n. La ~ az " s',e no enor. 70 CRAP
s.S,rr 49,, % s s, neu p.eS'pl.ateiy'
s ie'use III heio hospitai near Dy
Entraininx Troou. A,t.cl.a.
having destroyed the usefulness of
mis drome Tor some time to come the
BRUSH ana australian airmen next
turned their attention TO neighboring
station. where German troops we're en-
training. lney descended In some cases
70 pare % rect from the ground. then
opened nre with tneir machine guns and
Gio TREMENDOUS execution among the
German soldiers crowded upon the plat
.orms' Sernan stan oincers Nsuperin-
toioihs tne ehtrainment rushed 10 their
waning cars and attempted to escape,
Only 10 Dc pursued remorselessly. The
orVers were apparently nit, tor one car
upset IN ditcn whiie tine other ran UP
steep pank ana overturned, Every ma
cnIhe ehBaBeo IN tne raiu returned
.. r .m,s ehPloit. 30 clearly Demon
structiye value of airplane fiehtinR. comes
an instance of Individual gallantry re-
lated in the matter of fact and Language
Of British report:
The following day one of our two
scatter machines while escorting a bomb
ing squadron sighted twenty German
nghting planes. The British pilot in
stantfy dived to the attack, selecting his
first victim. Closing he put in a burst
of machine gun fire at a distance of q
few feet and saw the German pilot 20
down in flames. Alarmed by the sud
denness of his attack, the other Germans
had scattered somewhat, and our plane
was able to dive upon another. Unfor-
tunately, however, the British airman's
gun jammed Just as he came within
range. and at the same moment several
Germans attacked his machine from the
rear. His observer now came into the
running, and opening fire sent one of the
following enemy machines spinning
earthward. Having cleared the lam the
pllot maneuvred at furious speed, anx-
ious to make up for lost time He sue
ceeded in getting a third Hun across his
front, opened fire at short range and sent
the enemy whirling down, a burning
mass