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DARING ATTACK ON DORNIER
British Pilot's Skill Described
LONDON, Apr. 0 (British Wire-
Hot Reception For Goering's Sky Raiders
Another Fight Ends In Allios' Favour
April 9, 1940.
MINISTERS CONFER Important Meeting
In London
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Router),- British Ministers from the Dal- | kan States and the Ambassadors LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)— less). Further detalls of a recent Eighteen or 20 Messerschmitt from Rome, Moscow and Ankara, engagement over the North Sea be fighters were involved in yester met at the Foreign Office this Coastal Command and German day's furious battle with a much afternoon under the chairman- dying boat are now available, smaller force of Hawker Hurship of Lord Halifax.
tween
an aircraft of the RAF
Both machines were within 20 feel ricanes.
of the water throughout the Aght
од
The
The envoys immediately got to grips with the co-ordinated policy of The Nazi planes were of the counter-acting Germany's economic pressures in South-Eastern Europe
will last at least a week. No official and development of British trade.
It is understood that the meeting statement will be published until the termination.
The British aircraft, a Hudson, was on patrol when the pilot saw a dark single-engined 109 type. tish pilot attacked from the beam was brought down at Boulay grey Dornier at sea level. The Bri-wreckage of one of them, which and opened the fight with three short Mosello within a mile or two of bursts from his front gun.
the Maginot Line, has been found.
Broadside Action
The Dornier turned steeply to port but the Hudson swung to starboard! Another was seen to fall, apparent to bring his rear gun into action. y crippled, but no wreckage was Two bursis were fired 115 the located within the Allled lines, to enemy came into sight The Gee-confirm a definite “bag." man rear gunner replied with tracer In recent actions, the twin-engined bullets, but his shots went wide. The cannon-aring Messerschmitt 110 hus Hudson attacked again and the been tried out. The change back to German's rear gun was silenced. the lens powerful Messerschmitt 100
Nazi Guns Sifont
is evidently a sequel to the hot re-
Fear British Propaganda
American Newspapers Chary Of Articles
The British plot made Ave morejception the 110 was given. attacks from the tall and there was Making Thom Think Hard
LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter).— still no reply from the German guns. Marshat Goering at this stage of Mr. Alfred Duff-Cooper, former
The Hudson climbed and came down the war can better afford to lose the from 2,000 feet upon
the Domier, mass-produced 100, of which he has First Lord of the Admiralty and flying 500 feet above the sea. Three plenty, than its more exclusive big War Minister, speaking in Lon- bursts from the Hudson's front gun brother. The switchover may be don to-day after his return from TO - MORROW "THE HONEYMOON'S OVER' entered the Dornier's fuselage while only temporary, but while it lasts iccture tour of the United
the German rear gunner replied.
The Hudson pulled steeply to port 110's are ball to which the States, said that since the out- with STUART ERWIN - MARJORIE WEAVERf its dive wxl circled to allow tached, will be to have been at-
Its rear gunner to fire several bursts This squadron thinking hard.
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NEW RAID ON SCAPA FLOW
Pléter Poulous Dobbe, 43, mer.) chant, and Hendriena Van Laer, 25, secretary, both of Amsterdam, Hol land, now residing at the Arlington) LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter),—An Hotel, Kowloon, were charged before Admiralty and Air Ministry com- Mr. Edwards at the Central Magis- munique says that enemy aircraft tracy this morning with failing to carried out an attack on Scapa Flow report their change of addresses to this evening without doing any the Registration of Persons Office on damage. April 4.
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