CRASHED INTO SEA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24261, 1 April 1940, Page 8

CRASHED INTO SEA

GERMAN AEROPLANE OFF ENGLISH COAST NAZIS ADMIT LOSS (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Mar. 31. (Received April 1, at 1 a.m.) An aeroplane crashed into the sea off Northumberland last evening. A lifeboat found only patches of oil. The Air Ministry states that the plane was one which the Germans admitted having lost in the attack on a convoy, A Berlin message states that the Official News Agency admits that one of the bombers w'hich attacked the British convoy in the North sea last night is missing. It claims that a cruiser protecting the convoy was hit and that a ship in the convoy was sunk The result of the attack could not be fully observed owing to mist. The Admiralty announced: “ German aircraft attempted to attack our convoys last night, but were driven off without damage to the convoys. A Berlin communique claims that 12 British and 10 French planes have been shot down since February 29, making the total Allied losses 85. It is added that most of the Allied losses were in air battles, but about 50 planes were destroyed in the aircraft carrier Courageous, According to British figures the British alone shot down 135 German planes on all fronts.