Bombing from an Aeroplane
Lieutenant Rossi recently made a daring reconnaissance over the Turko-Arabian camp outside of Tobruk in an aeroplane. The trip was made for the purpose of dropping a bomb to see what would be the results. As soon as the air-ship came within range of the Turkish camp, the latter opened fire and the machine was struck a number of times, and the man who was with Mr. Rossi to drop the bomb was wounded. He said the experience of being in the air and having bullets whistling around one was not only very novel, but very trying. When the bullets first began their whizzing, he felt a strong inclination to turn back, but thought it would never do to show his lack of courage in this way, so went ahead. They dropped the bomb in the midst of the camp, and said that it caused a great scurrying of camels, horses, and men, but they did not know the exact damage that was done. This seems to be the first case where the air-ship has been brought into actual use in dropping bombs upon an enemy.