The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-22
Direct Hit Made With a l63-
Pound Aerial Bomb
From Seaplane.
INITIAL TEST PROVED
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY
Two More Of the Former T.
Boats Viii Be Sunk by
Destroyers Today.
tBy Ths Assselaa-a Pfsssl


on BOARD STEAMSHIP HEN
DERsON. orr Cape Charles. Va. June
Ala direct hit with q f6a pound
aerial bomb. dropped from an F-6-Is
type meapiane. cent the former German
suhmarine u~f1T 10 the bottom ~ the
Atlantic toaay and abruptly termlnat-
"a the firHts cries 0f experiments by
fshe army ard navy II test the ability
of naval vessels % Withstand damage
inflicted from the air rhe one time
German commerce raider and sabmar-
sne mine planter was bound Ter Davy
Jones' loeaer just Is minutes after the
first bombs were launched.
The bonab that settled he fate Of the
T~fIT waa enc of 8 salva of nine
dropped Bonn three planes that e0nafi-
tatea the flrts and only aerial division
% engage in the actual attack. A few
minutus before the fatal ealvo was
fired the same division had dropped
three bomNs - get the Fanrs. TIE pro-
jeetiies we're harlea from 4 height or
ahout 4 tea feet while the planes were
making more than 1se miles an hour.
II was onY SIX minutes after the Sec
end saivo was launched that the U-1fsl
nsAde ifs lasts ''erash dive - find al
resting place 50 fatheoms deep.
The s3nEng of the u-1fT n so shors
q time came as aa urprlae % most ~
xhennEny end navy offleera who Wit
neasaa the axnes lmanx. many oE whom
had been frankly seepkleal regarding
the ability of the planes % hit even
che submarine despite that All Tire
conditions favored the attacking force
and No effort was made to simulate
war conditions. Tha u~1tT wns aa-
eureiv anchored ard tha bombing
planes were furnished with charts
showing theexaet position of che tar
get. but few expected that fatal IN
jury woula be Inflicted On the U-boat
80 quickly.
The plans for the test called for
particlpation by aa naval and marlneI
planes. and later an attack by aa army 1
machines 4 the naval craft failed 20 /
s.nk the submarine. Nearly zee bombs /
vsere provided Ter the affair. bat only
az were used. and - the - aircraft .
scheduled co take part ln the bombing !
only three obtained shot az the tar
act, while three more wera robbed of
ghesr chance after reaching the scene
by the effective work uf TIE first aivl- i
sion.
Ths division that sank the U-ffTl
wAs commanded hg Lieut. peios
Thomas Tho three planes we're com
nandea b. T.lautenants KeHne. Ramil 4
and Carvey
Althoush the detailed plans Tor fhs
sxerclee eausa Ter the appearance - the
first division of three PSI type planes
ever TIE tar0et et ? o.eleek il was an
hour later when the division vas sighted /
4 lzas
approached tha sarRsf in hattie forma- 4
lfon. Eeach plane earraea four la pound 4
hnnabs each bomb cansmlninE fls pounds
n +. y. r. - TIE division swuag Il
Aroana for tie ran pasf tha U-1f7. the
rianea drorpeA down fa ahuaf Z toe feet 4
fraFn the surface. ana whsn TIRE head of
TIE fuFmation was alnaaNf ever the buw 4
n the C-tiT observers saw three bombs.
enc frosa eaeA plane. aron II a graceful /
ruFve toward ths suhasaFtns. An Instant Il
later = gFtat eeluma - water shot up
ever the craft. aimsast entirety ohseur-
ing it. A. tha snray and mist cleared 1
away. = uae evident shat Waila 10 a.
rect Mt Had been made With the first Il
sAixo. fire. foT ranging purposes the 1
kxtatuFs had calculated the range 80 Il
4 sfos2fy that not 4 haEah zen more than Il
see length of tie submarine away from
ire target. TIE boss IS llae u-8IT waa
HfteA NtNaN Nt AnA water ktF the fierce ~ u
ghe exranalen and a. thn vessel aettisa 4
BACK n waa ta4omsht far ! tlma that II II
Nms slowly shaking
IN the naeaatlnsa the fnFea planes haa 4
rlrcied around ana weFs aaaln apnroach- /
fnw the tarEet against tie wind This 4
line a xeTltahla aslaas - hnrabs wa
dropped. each plane launching three. ana 4
fhs nina pro8eetfass formed al almost 4
pevfarf pattern uroaaa rs u-aff a. fhes
sfraek the water. 4 eioaa of biacr
sssake and dust. eeateFea wlfh ne rea 4
faaah ~ tte explasiau. fiea tate t.e Air
along with water this time ana the sub
saarfne sexmaea - he a1nsest hftsa fran
tha wnser hv the terrific impact Mem,
smrw ~ the official ehs8rvine rarity cr.a.
fsea az least ene direct hlf - tie satssi
ana ID was thought paAlh1e that anrfhnf
fnnsA nstMht have feuna = Place IL ira /
ts-hoas'a vttalas
Alnsoat hefore the nslaH and aass nf the
sxpiosi8n faa cleared away the sabrna-
TsnA hngAn sinking SLOWLY ~ tha bew
sna s{x nlnu1sa after fha saiya vas
launched the baw Bad entirely diasp-
eesrea frosn slEht.
seperal times 9hs hugk disappeared oHly
- neappsar again soT 50 insiant Wal
1ewsnn II the treu2h - ths long Atlantic
xa1less FinaEy the eeaaInE tower slipped
lcsnsiuusd Or psas TNel