REPORT OF BOMBING.
EXPLANATION BY ADMIRALTY. LONDON,.-November 12. With reference to a report that a French Channel steamer had been bombed, the British Admiralty and Air Ministry have issued .the following announcement:' “It is learned from the French authorities that what in fact happened was .that an aeroplane, apparently uncertain, of. its position because of low cloud, flew over the prohibited area of Boulogne, and a French anti-aircraft gun immediately opened fire. ; _ “Splinters of shell splashing in the water gave rise to the report of bombing, but actually no bombs were dropped. 1 —Britisli Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 29, 14 November 1939, Page 5
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