The following is the Admiralty's official account of the raid described in the foregoing letter:—
"Wing Commander Longmore reports that an air attack on Ostend was carried out yesterday afternoon (7th March) by six aeroplanes of the Naval Wing. Of these two had to return owing to petrol freezing.
The remainder reached Ostend and dropped eleven bombs on the submarine repair base and four bombs on the Kursaal, the headquarters of the military.
All machines and pilots returned.
It is probable that considerable damage was done. No submarines were seen in the basin.
The attack was carried out in a fresh N.N.W. wind."
XVI.
To his Father.
No. 1 Aeroplane Squadron, B.E.F.
8th March, 1915.