NAZI LYING
REPORTED LONDON RUMOUR
'.(British' .'Official Wireless.) (Received January 29, 12.10 p.m.V
RUGBY, r. January 28.
The -Garman transocean news se** vice on ; January 27 contained a report relating to the dismissar from the ; service of Wing-commander J: C, P. ' Wood and, references to what "were ' described as rumours prevalent in London? that Mr. Wood had been dismissed from the service "because he failed to carry out an ordered action in ttve Heligoland Bight, freaking off a flight prematurely. r and submitting, nevertheless, on-his return a. report' claiming successes which, turned ",out to be untrue when1 other_ air ' force * officers were questioned."^ ' "- : {
Inquiries •at the Air Ministry disclosed complete ignorance of the. alleged rumours, and also the fact that Mr. Wood, took ho .part in. any :such action as was described. .■ *
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 24, 29 January 1940, Page 7
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