Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1918 — GREAT U. S. AIR FLEET DROPS 32 TONS OF BOMBS [ARTICLE]

GREAT U. S. AIR FLEET DROPS 32 TONS OF BOMBS

SpoctacularAttackAgainstHuns Made by American Flyers Near Verdun. HIGH SPOT IN SKY WARFARE Two Hundred Bombing Machines Were Accompanied by 100 Pursuit Planes and 50 Triplanes— Twelve Huns Shot l*own. With the American Forces Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 11. —An American bombing expedition consisting of more than 850 innchines Wednesday dropped 82 tons of explosives on German cnntonments In the area between Wavriile and Danvillers, about 12 miles north of Verdun. High Spot In Air Warfare. The American bombing exploit marks one of the high spots In the irlr fleet operations of the war. In the expedition were more than 200 bombing airplanes, 100 pursuit and 50 triplanes. The bombing machines were given splendid protection during the aerial battle, which took place during the operation. Twelve of the enemy’s machines were destroyed. Only one entente plane failed to return. Felled Five Fee Planes. Tn addition, American airplanes on Wednesday destroyed or brought down five German machines nnd one balloon. They also took a great number of photographs and dropped newspapers to the American troops.