That, and much more, was done on July 31. These airmen of ours attacked the German troops on the march and scattered them, dropped bombs on their camps and aerodromes, flying so low that their wheels skirted the grass, and were seldom more than a few yards above the tree-tops.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
There was a boy of eighteen in one of our aerodromes the night before the battle, and he was very glum because he was not allowed to go across the German lines next day on account of his age and inexperience.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
Railway junctions, ammunition dumps, enemy billets, submarine bases, aerodromes-these were the targets for our airmen, who scored hits by the simple but dangerous plan of flying so low that misses were almost out of the question.
"The Mastery of the Air"
William J. Claxton