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14.6.15Mon. 14th. While we were having tea last night, our aeroplane flew over us quite low & the Turkish machine guns were rattling away in fine style firing at her, they also fired artillery at her & the shells were bursting uncomfortably close. The aeroplane did not seem to mind, & flying straight over us dropped three bombs, two in the Turks trenches & the third apparently on a gun, as she dropped it some distance behind the trenches. It was a fine sight & we gave her a cheer as she dropped each bomb. It is stated that the Turks were bringing up 30,000 reinforcements yesterday & the warboats with an aeroplane directing the fire killed 5,000 of them. Last night a party from
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