NAVY CASUALTIES
IN AIR RAID
(Continued from 'Page 1) intercepted and driven down from 4,000 feet to within a few feet of the water. They fled out to sea.
Another plane was sighted ten minutes later and shot down in flames into the sea.
A quarter of an hour later, there was a third combat and a second 'plane was shot down Into the sea.
A third was destroyed in pursuit! Two German aviators were rescued by destroyers, but one has since died.
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There were no civilian casualties and none in the R.A.F.
Three members of the crew, of the plane brought down in the Pentlands were taken prisoner. Reuter.
EYE-WITNESS · RESCUE STORY
"All three were grateful for the rescue, and the leader gave our skip- per a gold signet-ring.".
ONE MAN DIES
All three men were taken to hos- pital on landing and one has since died.
Following the raid many shrapnel fragments were found in several houses and in the streets. Machine-
gun bullets were also found, and many windows were broken, by con- cussion.
"There
Another eye-witness said: seemed to be about six bombers, who were being attacked by one British fighter.
"They dived and dropped a number of bombs which fell close to warships in the Firth. One of the bombs fell 60 yards from the bridge.
"Two trains crossed the bridge dur- ing the raid. The noise of firing from the warships was terrific.
"I was amazed at the calmness of everyone around.”
London, To-day. Eye-witness accounts of the shoot- ing down of a German bomber in the Firth of Forth raid were given by the The German wireless claim that two crew of a fishing-boat which rescued || R.A.F. chaser planes were shot down three out of four of the bomber's is denied in London. All the British crew.
machines returned safely. Reuter.
"We saw a large black plane pur- sued by two British fighters who made rings round it, firing into its tail.
"It suddenly 'heeled over and struck the water, sinking after a short time.
"When we came up, three of the crew were clinging to a lifebelt.
"Then another German plane swept low over it but made off with our fighters after it.
(Earlier Reports of the raid will be found in Page Nine).
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To-day.
For the first time since the Chinese counter-attack at Sunwui, Japanese planes appeared over the area this morning. Many bombs were dropped on the sub- urbs of the town where the Chin- ese troops positioned themselves, from following their withdrawal the town. Our Own Correspon- dent.
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Chungking, To-day. Another baby giant panda leaving Chungking to-morrow for Hong Kong by air. The panda, which is destined for the Zoologi- cal Garden, Chicago, will be taken from Hong Kong by steamer.- Reuter.
London, To-day. The Italian radio hints that the new Ita- lian Ambassador to Lon- don bears а message from Il Duce expressing the latter's intention to establish a better equili- brium in the Balkans and Danube Basin. Reuter.
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