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No. 3. Launch.
23rd April, 1939135
Divisional Inspector, South.
Sir,
At 09.00 hours on the 23rd April, 1939, No. 3
Launch was steaming down Deep Bay off Black Point, where
I sighted three British Naval speed boats passing
Deep Bay, who changed course and proceeded around Tong Ku
Island and then in the direction of Tai 0, No.3. Launch
was heading for Tung Chúng, when the naval speed boats
were off Sam Watt they changed course again and headed
back to Chu Lap Kok where they were met by a fourth
speed boat and stopped.
At about 09.45 hours when at a position about
1 mile East of Tong Ku Island, I heard the drone of
Aeroplane engines and upon looking up, I and Sgt. Medley
saw three single motored monoplanes of high speed
passing over No.3. Launch, the monoplanes came from the
direction of Castle Peak then passed over Tong Ku Light
and proceeded West of Lin Tin towards a Japanese
Man-of-War which was off the Chinese coast about 5 miles
South West of Lin Tin Island, the planes then broke
formation and circled about for a minute or so over the
Kan-of-Var, after which they lined up in formation and
returned to British Waters where they circled over
Sha Chau -sland near No.3 Launch, at a position about
1 mile East of Sha Chau Island, flying at a height of
about 15 hundred feet.
These monoplanes were painted silver in
colour with a red tail and a red disc under either wing,
no other marks of identification were visible.
At about 09.55. hours they returned to
Chinese Taters towards the Japanese Man-of-Var still
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