One of the German planes heading north was fired on by anti-aircraft guns over Collinstown, then turned around and soon appeared over Dublin again and began circling the city, occasionally swooping in low. Anti-aircraft guns soon engaged the aircraft and it continued making aerial manoeuvres over the city for close to half an hour, dodging anti-aircraft shells and searchlight beams. It made lower and lower swoops and was fired on with machine guns as it came in low, before dropping a bomb that landed at 2:05 AM.
During the night, one of the German planes heading north towards Collinstown was targeted by anti-aircraft guns, then reversed direction and reappeared over Dublin, beginning to circle the city. It continued making aerial maneuvers for about half an hour, evading anti-aircraft fire and searchlights, before diving low and being attacked with machine guns, eventually dropping a bomb that landed at 2:05 AM.