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BRITISH AEROPLANE ARREST OF THE CREW ONE INJURED FATALLY (Reed. March 29, 11 a.m.) ROTTERDAM, March 28. Two Dutch fighters shot down a British Bristol Blenheim. One of the crew parachuted. The remainder succeeded in making a forced landing, despite the fact that the machine was in flames. The crew were immediately arrested. One Is reported to have subsequently died from wounds. The Dutch sensation follows immediately upon the Scandinavian alarms that the Allies intend policing Norwegian waters.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 5
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