Weatherday: Airborne destruction

Norman tower house at Johnstown Castle.

Cloudy this morning, but sunny spells will develop in the afternoon. Should be mostly dry.

Temperatures up to 19deg in light breeze from the west becoming variable.

On this day in 1849, the first recorded air raid in Europe was carried out by Austrian forces besieging Venice, who launched 200 balloons equipped with bombs over the city.

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