REBEL BOMBER CRASHES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 26 January 1939, Page 7

REBEL BOMBER CRASHES

FIVE OF CREW KILLED (Received 26th January, 11.25 a.m.) PARIS, 20th January. A rebel bomber of German make crashed in the Pyrenees. The crew of five were killed. AVIATORS PICKED UP i BELIEVED TO BE ITALIAN OFFICERS j DETAINED AT ORAN (Received 26th January, 9 a.m.) ORAN, 25th January. Five military aviators were picked up by a British freighter from a wrecked tri-motor seaplane and brought to Oran. When questioned by the French naval authorities the officers replied. “We are Spanish.” They said that they ran out of fuel. The French noticed, however, that they spoke Spanish peculiarly and all have been detained. It is believed that the machine was an Italian one returning after bombing Valencia, which was forced down by anti-aircraft guns en route to its base. ENVOY T(fFRANCO NEW FRENCH CABINET CONFLICT (Received 26th January, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 25th January. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” reports a new Cabinet conflict over the question of sending a French diplomatic representative to Burgos. The Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, is known to favour this on the ground that General Franco’s victory seems inevitable and steps must be taken to protect French interests under the new Spanish regime. The Prime Minister, M. Daladier, is undecided, but a number of other Ministers are firmly opposed, contending that such a move would not benefit French interests In any way now that the Italian hold in Spain is so strong but would merely bring France into further disrepute.