Here we come into still closer contact with the work of the Royal Flying Corps on the various battle-fronts. On September 3, 1916, the fighting in the air on the Western Front was continuous. Again the enemy’s aircraft were forced to remain some miles in rear of their own lines, and entirely failed to interrupt the work of our machines. On two separate occasions our aeroplanes opened fire on the enemy’s troops on the ground. As a result of many combats, three hostile machines were brought down and many others were driven down in a damaged condition. On the previous day, in spite of the very unfavourable weather conditions, our aeroplanes carried out successful co-operation with our artillery. One of our patrols, consisting of four machines, encountered and drove off a hostile patrol of thirteen aeroplanes. A few days later British machines bombed an important railway junction on the enemy’s lines of communications, causing great damage to the station and rolling stock. One of the enemy’s aerodromes was bombed, one machine being destroyed on the ground and others damaged. Many other points of military importance were bombed. Some good work was also done from low altitudes, locating the positions reached by our troops. Three hostile machines were wrecked and four others driven down in a damaged condition. Again, on the fifteenth of the month our pilots kept up constant and successful co-operation with our artillery and infantry, and frequent and accurate reports were furnished of the course of the battle. Hostile artillery and infantry were effectively engaged by our aeroplanes with machine-gun fire. Many bombing attacks were also carried out against hostile aerodromes and railway stations, in the course of which troop trains were hit and transport railway sidings attacked with machine-gun fire. A German kite balloon was brought down. The total number of hostile aeroplanes destroyed was fifteen. Nine others were driven down in a damaged condition.