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The preceding night, on the other hand, had been anything but good, but in spite of this fact the French Night Bombardment Group had dropped a ton of bombs on Conflans. The atmospheric conditions made observation of the results impossible. 

The night bombardment of the British Bombardment Force made several attempts to bomb the railroad station at Metz and Courcelles, and the airdromes at Frescaty, Buhl, and Bonbay. On account of the weather conditions Courcelles was the only objective reached, at which point forty-two 112-lb. and twenty-one 25-lb. bombs were dropped on the railroad station. 

It became apparently immediately after daylight that the enemy had further materially increased his air force.Patrols of both Fokkers and Pfalz were more numerous and aggressive and these were particularly active during the morning between Pont-a-Mousson and La Chaussee. Later, this activity was extended over the region between Metz, Conflans, and Chambley, but toward the end of the day, as a result of our unceasing attacks, the enemy showed a great reluctance to engage in combat, in many cases withdrawing immediately upon sighting our patrols.

Our pursuit had the most trying day that had fallen to their lot since the beginning of the battle. The First [[strikethrough]] Pursuit [[/strikethrough]] Group in carrying out a total of sixteen low patrols engaged in 21 combats, destroyed two planes and burned four balloons; the First [[strikethrough]] Pursuit [[/strikethrough]] Wing in executing 29 patrols had 33 combats to their credit in which 17 planes were brought down; while the French Air Division in 34 patrols had ten combats and destroyed 8 planes. 

These attacks were executed with such dash and aggressiveness that the enemy was forced back to a distance of five to six kilometers within his own territory, thus confining all