The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-04-06
NAVAL AIRCRAFT
CHASE U-BOATS
Destroy Ten, Eight Others
Prey to SeapIanes and Diri-
glb|es in Recent Encounters.

| London, Aprit 6.---DetaiIs con.
oerriru the destruction recently OF
ten German submarines by naval
aircraft, eight by ssspIanss and
others by dirioibIss, has been OBJ.
tanned by the Associated Prsss
from admiralty reports. The first
case 10 described as follows,
"While on patrol In tho English
channel a seaplane sighted q sub
marine eipht miles away. directly
in the path OF an onooming con-
voy OF merchant ships. The sea
plane divsd At ninety miles an
hour. Tho submarins attempted TO
escape by submsroing, but was
Just awash as the ssspIans reached
a bombing position and released
two bombs, one OF which exploded
on tho coming tower. Tho sea
plane dropped two more bombs
into the midst OF the air bubbles
from the collapsed submarine,
which was OF the largest type, car
rying two guns.
AT dawn u seaplane sighted n largo
member of the crew standing by tho
gun. The seaplnne dropped n bomb on
the tail Of tho U-bont and afterwnrd
photographed the sinking submarine
with n big hole In its deck. A second
bomb was dropped close To the sub
marine bow and the U-boat collapsed.
Sinks Stern First
Two seaplaneH attacked large sub
marine travelling on the surface at
fourteen knots. with two mon In tho
coming tower. A bomb was exploded
close To the coming tower and tho
submarine began to sink stern frst. a
bomb from second Bcnplano COM
plcted the work.
"Three patrol planes sighted large
submarine as II was Hubnerging and
dropped two bombs close To the con-
ming tower, causing the submarine to
turn turtle ana disappear In mass
OF oil and wrcckage.
"a scaplano sighted n submarine
close TO the surface and dropped two
bombs. one bomb was Ineffective, but
the other hit the deck fairly RmldHhips.
The submarine was hidden by the
smoke OF the explosion and when the
smoke cleared the U-boat wns sinking
with both ends In the air.
"A seaplane saw the track OF tor
pedo fired at a merchantmen. II diyei
toward the surface and sighted the
black shadow OF the submarine. we'll
below the surface. II dropped two
bombs. which both exploded close 10
The submarine. resulting In n large |
quantity OF oil bubbles and wreckaEc
and debris.
Second Bomb Effective.
"Two senplanes sighted a u-boat |
md dropped "A bomb each. The FIRST |
bomb caused IL heavy list To the U-boat. I
which began 10 sink by the stern. The |
second bomb exploded In the center OF |
he swirl. demolishing the U-boat
- seapiano dropped a bomb on a
just emerging and the /
boat disappeared with a heavy list
% port. The pilot dropped second |
,omb into the swirl and few minutes
alter patch OF oil $50 feet long and
we've feet wide appeared on the sur
ace.
a naval airship at midday sighted
suspicious patch OF oil and cleared
{ In an effort 10 ascertain the cause.
suddenly "A periscopc broke the sur
ace In the midst OF the oil. The air
hip dropped bomb close 20 the perl
cope and series OF bubbles began
ppearinE indicating that the damaged
was moving slowly away |
Inder the water Several moro bombs
sera dropped In the path indicated
Intil satisfactory evidence was OBJ
aimed OF the enemy's destruction.
"An airshlp dropped two bombs over
submarine which was engaged In at
aeking merchantmen. Great patches
{ oil and bubbles indicated severe
amaKc and trawiers made this com
lete BY depth chargeS'