NORTH SEA ENGAGEMENT
WITNESSED BY FISHERMEN [by CABLE —-PBEBB ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] (Recd. Oct. 13, 2 p.m.). OSLO, October 12. Norwegian fishermen off the Viking Bank, in the North Sea, witnessed the engagement between British warships and German planes, on October 9. They said that they first heard heavy gunfire, and saw about 150 planes attacking five British warships. Their boat was caught in the battle, high-explosive bombs dropping nearby. The warships were going at full speed, zig-zagging, and blazing away with anti-aircraft guns. The fishermen endeavoured to escape, but the battle followed them for some time. The warships finally disappeared to the west, and the planes went eastward. Shortly afterwards, they heard a violent explosion, and saw flames. Great red aeroplanes appeared from the west, circled over the scene, and then vanished. The fishermen declared that no warship was hit.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 October 1939, Page 8
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