Flew Only 100 Feet Up
HEAVY FIRE ENCOUNTERED Received. Friday, 11.55 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 15. Fuller official details of the Heligoland Bight air battle show that the British reconnaissance machines also encountered severe anti-aircraft fire from enemy cruisers, destroyers and a submarine. The latter first opened fire before diving to safety. Hereafter Nazi fighters repeatedly engaged our planes, but after 15 minutes a twin-engined enemy fighter crashed in flames and three others met a similar fate. One of our planes was shot down and two others are missing. The rest of tho formation successfully flew over the estuaries and fortified isLands off north-west Germany. Our machines flew sometimes less than 100 feet above the fortifications. GERMANY CLAIMS SUCCESS SIX MACHINES ALLEGEDLY SHOT DOWN IN FLIGHT Received Friday, 8.0 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 14. The Berlin wireless announced that a large-scale battle between German chasers and 12 of Britain’s most modern long-distance bombers occurred in the afternoon between Wangeroof and Spierkeroof, near Wilhclmshaven. Six British craft were shot down and one German came down on the sea.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 297, 16 December 1939, Page 7
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175Flew Only 100 Feet Up Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 297, 16 December 1939, Page 7
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