THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1940.
DRAMATIC ATTEMPT TO RESCUE NAZI AIRMAN
London, To-day.
AFTER, SHOOTING DOWN in flames a German Dornier "flying pencil” raider off the north- east coast of Scotland yesterday, R.A.F. Fighter Command pilots tried to save one of the crew who jumped by parachute.
The Nazi airman fell into the sea about 14 miles from land. The British pilots, circling above him in Hurricanes, saw him remove his para- chute and begin to swim.
They reported by radio telephone to the base and a launch was immediate- ly sent out. Flying to and fro be tween the launch and the swimming German they directed the rescue, but when the launch-reached him he was. dead.
The patrolling Hurricane pilots-had chased the Dornier shortly before from a point just inland. As they came in to attack the German rear opened fire first.
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range the fighters fired one after
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A tribute to the French M. Production Minister, Waiting until they within close Dautry, was paid in a speech another. The raider was hit imme-by the British Supply Minis- diately, the first burst from one fight- er causing clouds of black smoke to pour from the starboard engine.
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ter at Cardiff.
Mr. Burgin said: "M. Dautry has achieved in France spectacular results and ·ex- in the enormous growth pansion of his armaments production He thinks in multiples, programme,
pace, and he He flew into a cloud closely pursued. he works at terrific
of making When the fighters came out of the has the great faculty cloud they found themselves at point | friends. blank range. Oil from the crippled Dornier covered the windscreens they made two more attacks on raider which dodged in and out.
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Before the aircraft dived into the sea one of the Nazi airmen had taken to his parachute. As the Dornier struck the water there was an explo- sion, and the fighter pilots saw white orange flames shoot into the air. British Wireless.
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BUCHAREST, TO-DAY.
YUGO-SLAV AN IMPORTANT MILITARY MISSION WILL SHORT LY LEAVE BELGRADE FOR MOS COW, ACCORDING TO MESSAGES FROM BELGRADE PUBLISHED IN THE RUMANIAN PRESS. ****
It is stated that General Maxi- movich, one of the most prominent Yugo-Slav military leaders, will head the mission.
Neither the Yugo-Slav nor the So viet Legation in Bucharest has yet had any intimation of the passage of the mission through Rumania. Reuter,
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AIR LOSSES IN NORWAY
London, To-day. Interesting figures relating to aerial activity in Norway are circulating in it is authoritative quarters, where stated R.A.F. losses comprised 55 air- craft out of over a thousand employed in the operations, which included 64 attacks on enemy bases-54 in Nor- way, nine in Denmark and oné on Sylt.
German losses were considerably higher,, the destruction of 183 aircraft being confirmed, while it is probable that some 40 more will never fly again,
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COMMONS ADJOURNS
ཚོད་ག་པ་། * ག London, To-day. The Commons agreed to a resolu- tion for the adjournment for Whit- suntide until May 21 after the Prime A further contribution of £10,000 Minister had given an assurance that to the Lord Mayor's Red Cross and the Government would not hesitate St. John Fund from the Sports Com-to advise the Speaker to ask for the total from that recall of the House at the earliest pos- mitfee raises the
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either internal or external, make it desirable.
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