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Show ZEPPELIN L-22 DESTROYED BY BATTLE PLANE Hursts Into Fln'mes nnd Fnlls Into Sen After Attack Off Knglish Const. London, May 14. British naval forces destroyed Zeppelin L-22 In tho North sea this morning, according to an official Btatcmont issued by the admiralty. A dispatch to tho Star from tho oast coast says nows was receivod early this morning thnt tho L-22 wns approaching tho coast. A squadron of naval aircraft went In pursuit. Tho Zeppelin was attacked by a battlo plane, which overhauled It, and was I seen to burst Into flames. H Two members of tho aircraft's I crew Jumped Into tho sea, tho Star says, nnd tho others disappeared with H tho burning Zeppelin. H Tho destruction of the L-22 marks H tho fourth attempt at Zeppelin raids B within tho last year which has ended H in disaster. Two of tho mammoth H airships wero shot down during a H raid on London September 23, 1010, H and two months later two moro Zop- iBLi pellns wero destroyed off tho English ,? lJ coast. March '17 French nrtlllery- fF men shot down a Zeppelin behind the French lines whllo it was endeavor- H ing to reach Paris. H A Zeppelin with throo gondolas en- H velopod in heavy smoke was sighted H today at Tcrscholllng, Holland, a H Router dispatch from Ilarllngcn, 9 Holland, roports. When tho smoko jfl disappeared fifteen minutes lator tho jjfl Zeppelin was no longer to bo seen. Jm |