THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
DOG-FIGHTS IN WAR ZONE
London, To-day.
YESTERDAY WAS A DAY of almost record activity SECRET
in the air by the air forces of all the belligerents. SESSION OF
Six enemy planes appeared over the Shetlands and
ALTERNATIVE TO R.A.F. LEAFLETS
A young British airman, pre- paring to fly over Germany, said to his C.O.:" "What do I drop on them now, 8ir, tracts or ration cards?"
though several bombs were dropped, no ca- PARLIAMENT AIR DUEL IN
sualties are reported.
On the western front six Nazi planes were shot down. One of them, a Dornier 17, was brought down by a French fighter near Nancy.
In another air battle,
મૈં French
patrol came across a large group of.
Messerschmidts near Strasbourg. WOUNDED
Three of the Nazi machines were downed, the pilots escaping by para- chute.
French anti-aircraft fire riddled another enemy craft, which after flying some distance, crashed near Ostend after the plane had broken up in the air.
Another enemy plane was caught by French A. A. fire and crashed,
the crew being killed.
The French lost two planes, the
AIRMEN
PICKED UP
London, To-day. British fighters have re- cently brought down the fol-
pilot of one machine, a fighter, be-lowing raiders: ing killed.
REUTER CORRESPONDENT'S
STORY OF BATTLES
with
Reuter's correspondent
the R.A.F. in France cables that seven German aircraft are reported to have been shot down by Allied fighters and another by French anti-aircraft fire, in one of the liveliest days the air since the war started.
Operations extended
miles of the front.
in
over
100
Results received at headquar- ters show that in the northern zone a Heinkel III reconnaissance bomber was shot down by a Bri- tish Hurricane fighter. The enemy plane crashed on Belgian side of the frontier.
PRISONERS TAKEN
the
One enemy plane, type unspecified, was brought down, presumably British fighters.
by
In the southern zone, three Mes- down serschmidt fighters were shot
On November 20 a German Hein-
kel 111 was chased out to sea, and the next day the crew of this ma- chine was picked up from a rubber boat off Orford Ness.
SUGGESTED
LONDON, TO-DAY.
MR. ATTLEE, THE OPPOSITION LEADER, FOLLOWING THE WAR MINISTER IN THE COMMONS YES- TERDAY SAID: "I THINK THE TIME HAS COME WHEN I SHOULD GIVE NOTICE THAT IN THE NEW SES- SION WE SHALL ASK FOR A SE- CRET SESSION OF THE HOUSE AT AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY IN OR- DER TO DISCUSS IMPROVING OUR ORGANISATION AND OUTPUT OF SUPPLIES, AND THAT THIS HOUSE MAY MAKE ITS PROPER CONTRI- BUTION TO THAT SUBJECT.
and They ought to be dispersed, this House has its responsibility which it cannot leave entirely to Ministers.
FOG AND DARKNESS
London, To-day. The War Office and Air Ministry coastal defences announce: "British and a German seaplane fought a ma- chine gun duel in fog and darkness on Tuesday night.
The engagement was one incident in a series of reconnaissance raids by. as reported, enemy seaplanes which, brought anti-aircraft guns into action on the east coast.
The raider dived low, machine gun- ning the defenders, and was answer- ed with fire from the ground.
For a few seconds there was a brisk
We want to be sure that we are do- ing our utmost for the more energetic | exchange and then the seaplane climb- ed again and disappeared in the fog prosecution of the war.
We want to be sure that everything and clouds."-British Wireless. possible is being done."
LIBERALS AGREE
Sir Percy Harris, speaking for the Their names'. are Lieutenant Wil- helm Meyer (suffering from a scalp Liberals, also attached importance to injury received in the crash), Ober- the holding of a secret session, not so seldwebel Garhardt Rickertsen (suf- much in order that the Government fering from a machine-gun wound); might give information but that mem- Unteroffizier Theodor Stexrer (slight-bers might have an opportunity to speak their mind and furnish inform- ly hurt in the crash).
On November 21 a Dornier 17 twin-ation which they have heard in
course of their work.-British engine reconnaissance aircraft engaged by British fighters over Deal less:
sea ten and brought down in the miles off Gris Nez. The wreckage was salvaged but there were no sur-
vivors.
was
At almost the same time a Heinkel 111 was brought down off Boulogne by a British fighter stationed France. British Wireless.
OFF THE RECORD
by French fighters near Strasbourg, Werth and Remering.
enemy pilots landed by parachute and were taken prisoner.
The
Another enemy aircraft was brought down by a French fighter
BATHS
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same area.
was
in
1
the
Wire-
LORD MAYOR'S FUND London, To-day..
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A fourth Messerschmidt shot down by French anti-aircraft
fire north of Sedan.
The pilot was killed and the machine badly damaged.
FRENCH LOSE TWO
A Dornier reconnaissance bomber was shot down near Nancy. The pilot was uninjured and was taken prisoner. The fate of the rest the crew is unknown.
of
The French lost two machines in Strasbourg. There dog-fights over were no British losses-Reuter.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT It is officially stated that an unsuccessful.aerial attack by the enemy was made on shipping in the Shetlands area yesterday morning. The attack was driven off by anti-aircraft fire.
The enemy then attacked' with bombs an R.A.F. seaplane lying at her moorings, setting it
fire.
We suffered no casualties. Reuter.
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