 The bombs landed harmlessly in the mud but the aircraft were able to confirm that the was not present at Tsingtao, this intelligence was of major importance to Allied naval command.After the "Wakamiya" was damaged by a mine on September 30, the seaplanes continued to be used against the German defenders by transferring their operations near the shore.By the end of the siege and the surrender on 7 November 1914, the aircraft had conducted 50 sorties and dropped almost 200 bombs although damage to German defenses was light.