10 AUGUST 1918, Page 2

Five enemy airships approached the East Anglian coast on Monday

night. Our airmen, in co-operation with the Navy, promptly engaged the Zeppelins over the sea and brought three of them to setion. One Zeppelin fell in flames ; another was damaged, -but contrived to escape. This spirited affair, which provided a Bank Holiday entertainment for many coast visitors, proved once again that the Zeppelin is no match for the latest type of aeroplane with a skilled pilot. The newer planes can climb as high and almost as fast as a Zeppelin and have tern* its speed. Moreover, the huge gasbag is an easy mark compared with an aeroplane, or even with an observation balloon, though its powers of defence are in theory far greater. For scouting at sea the Zeppelin is useful, but as an offensive instrument it is obsolete.