Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Shells Riddle Aeroplane.

New York Times 100 years ago today, September 26, 1912:
New French Gun Tested at Toulon Proves a Success.
    TOULON, Sept. 25.— A new seventy-five millimetre gun designed for the destruction of aeroplanes was tested to-day and proved most satisfactory.
    An aeroplane, towed by a destroyer, was riddled with shells when at a height of more than 5,000 feet.

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