On this day in 1914, British pilot and aviation pioneer Louis Strange flies his Avro 504 biplane over the German-held airfield at Lille, France and, as a Christmas Day prank, bombs it … with footballs. https://t.co/cklA2qmQDY

On this day in 1914, British pilot and aviation pioneer Louis Strange flies his Avro 504 biplane over the German-held airfield at Lille, France and, as a Christmas Day prank, bombs it … with footballs. pic.twitter.com/cklA2qmQDY

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