Item 02: Frank Hurley war diary, 28 October 1917-24 January 1918 - Page 13
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began releasing them on battery positions and roadways. We had a wonderful view of the results. As they flew over the landscape, they left a trail of bursting bombs behind them. The ground rose in vast columns and resembled the effect produced by dropping huge stones in a calm pool. The whole fleet came directly over us, and as we could not see them on account of our gas bag, we had a few minutes of anxiety. Expecting to be shot down or ignited by Tracer bullets; we stood on the rim of the basket ready to leap into space in a moment. (Parachutes are always attached). Why they did not shoot us down is more than I can tell, but I felt a trifle sorry, even though they were the enemy, that such a good Target should have escaped.
We remained up a couple of