Nazis Lose Six 'Planes

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 244, 16 October 1939, Page 8

Nazis Lose Six 'Planes

No British Ship Touched in North Sea Battle (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.* (Received 14, 12 30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 13. The Admiralty announces that the German information service has now admitted that after the attack on British naval forces in the North Sea on Monday four of their planes fell into the sea and two made forced landings in Danish territory. It is now learned in London that the recent Nofth Sea action lasted eight hoilrs. The German bombers came in relays, but failed to score a single hit. Their casualties are not known, but it is believed that at least six were brought down. Despite the German’s persistent claims that they hit an aircraft carrier, it can be definitely stated that no warship has been touched by air since the outbreak of war. British naval advices give the lie to German claims that Germany dominates by air the North Sea in which convoys are running like clockwork and fishing fleets are operating normally. It is believed that the claims are a deliberate attempt firstly, to stay up the German internal morale, secondly, to impress neutrals with the might of the German air arm, ant. thirdly, to lure the Royal Navy to make dangerous sallies. German naval officers broadcasts, from Kiel stated that destroyers a: now carrying out raids in tfie NorL Sea in place of submarines. So fc three raiding expeditions have bee: made against contraband commerce.

A high British naval authority ha. revealed that three Polish destroyersnamely, the Blyskawica, Grom and Burza*—have been co-operating witJ the Royal Navy since the outbreak oi war in the English Channel patrols They are doing extraordinarily good, work and the fighting spirit of the personnel is of the highest.