BRITISH STEAMER'S BAG
RUGBY, October 2,
While a small British coastal steamer was recently plodding along about her business a twin-engined plane approached, circled the ship at 1000 feet, and then swooped to attack with its machine-guns blazing. The Welsh skipper, Captain Roberts, held his fire till the. German was almost'on top of him. Then he opened up at point-blank range. The German machine burst into flames, skimmed clear of the funnel by a bare 15 feet, and crashed into the sea, where it immediately blew to bits. The naval Commander-in-Chief sent a personal message of congratulations to Captain Roberts and his crew.— 8.0. W. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 83, 4 October 1941, Page 8
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105BRITISH STEAMER'S BAG Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 83, 4 October 1941, Page 8
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