Germans Use Air Terpedoes
(Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, December 19. For the first lime in the war, German planes are using aerial torpedoes against shipping. 'the British vessel Active was sunk by one of these projectiles. The British steamer City of Kobe (4373 tons) was sunk in the North Sea, it is believed by a torpedo. Five British and 13 Indian members of the crew were landed on the East Coast. Ten British and 42 Indians are missing. Survivors revealed that German planes unsuccessfully bombed and machine-gunned the vessel during the week-end. Survivors of the Danish steamer Jytte (1877 tons), which is believed to have been sunk in the North Sea, were landed on the North-East Coast. One was sent to hospital.
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Northern Advocate, 20 December 1939, Page 5
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