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Nazi Airmen Left Pals To Die And Swam Ashore

TWO GERMAN AIRMEN callously swam ashore and left three of their comrades to die when their bomber was shot down in flames, by a Spitfire off the south-east coast of England.

one, a

Both Germans were strong swimmers lieutenant, had competed in the Olympic Games and in swimming contests in England but they made no attempt to rescue the three men trapped in the blazing 'plane.

When they reached the shore they were taken prisoner and made no resistance. Both could speak good English.

They shrugged their shoulders when asked why they had not tried to save the rest of the crew. off dead," "You will Why don't!

"They're better one of them 'said. only torture WS. you shoot us now?"

blankets and

MOTHER

SON FOR

THE NAVY

Dr. Attracta

Genevieve Rew-

But instead of the torture they had been told to expect, they were castle, the first woman doctor to stripped of their wet clothes, be appointed to the Royal Navy, is the mother of three children, two of whom are boys. One boy may shortly be joining the Navy.

wrapped in warn given a hot meal.

No Waiting

Helen 'Gilbert, Florlan him. self and Robort Young in "Florian." Showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day.

COMMON

Anti-aircraft guns had driven; Dr. Rewcastle spent the morn- MAN

the raider, which had flown lowing examining recruits in her over the land, out to sea, and office at the headquarters of the then a Spitfire, which had been W.R.N.S. She wore the uniform playing hide and seck with the of that service, but on her sleeves, bomber, swooped on to its tail. instead of the dark blue bartis of a W.R.N.S. afficer, were the wavy "There were two, sharp bursts gold and scarlet bands of a sur- of machine-gun fire and the geon-lieutenant, R.N.V.R.

- German 'plane dived in a spiral towards the sea with smoke pouring from its engine,” said} a watcher on the cliff. There was no waiting for breakfast. Two bursts and down it went. The Germans hardly had time to have a look at us." The bomber was brought down only a hundred feet from the I shore.

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IN FRANCE STILL SAYS

relative rank "FIGHT ON"

M. HENRI DE KERILLIS, THE

"This grant of relative rank by the Admiralty is not the only honour the has received since the war.

A few weeks ago she FRENCH M.P. AND POLITICAL received the Cross Pro Ecclesia WRITER, WHO HAS ARRIVED et Pontifico from the Pope in TO REPRESENT GENERAL DE recognition of her 'services to the Roman Catholic community.

GAULLE IN OTTAWA AND WASHINGTON, BLAMED TREA- She is a past president of the SON AMONG THE LEADERS Catholic Women's League.

FOR FRANCE'S ' CAPITULALA Throughout her medical career TION.

It had previously tried In vain to land on a part of the she has taken special interest in "The common man had nothing cliff known to airmen as child welfare matters.. Alter to do with it," he said. "Hell's Corner."

qualifying in her native Dublin "I want to tell Americans that -One town in South-East-Eng-she-was-for-a-time house surgeon all true: Frenchmen want to con land was bombed for the first at St, Ultan's Hospital there, and tinue the struggle that they time since war broke out. No afterwards became assistant school hold honour dear and uphold the damage was done.

medical officer at Sheffield. pledge they gave to Britain."

From 1932 to 1938 she was as- M. de Kerillis, who was wear- Only one bomb fell, of the sistant to Dr. Donald Patterson atjing the French Air Force uniform "screaming" type. It was dropped the Children's Hospital, Great is said to have escaped from:Bor- by a lone raider which flew in Ormond Street.

deaux just in time by private aero- from the sea at a great height. Dr. Rewcastle is married to Mr. plane, despite the efforts of sol-

'diers: to detain! him. out of sight.

:D81914-TOMMY ET LA PETITE FRANCAISE...Lucienne Boyer The raider then climbed steeply C. S. Rewcastle, K. C.

C 138-PARLEZ MOI D'AMOUR.

Lucienne Boyer

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Lucienne Boyer

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DF2854-QUAND J'ETAIS PETIT JE VOUS AMAFB Charles Trenet

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Enemy 'planes were also over South-West and North-East Eng- land, and Wales,

A bomb fell in an open field: in South-Western England just as a |car was passing on a nearby road.

The car was lifted completely off, the ground by the blast, but landed safely on the road again,) and the driver,' finding' himself -unhurt and the car undamaged,| continued on his way.

The bomb was dropped by a

TWO AIRCRAFTMEN HEROES GET MEDAL NEXT TO V.C.

tan

TWO AIRCRAFTMEN of the R.A.F. whorescu- ed an unconscious pilot from a blazing bomber have lone. raider which swept down been awarded the Empire - Gallantry "Medal with its engine cut out. Its re-award ranking next after the Victoria Cross. ception by A. A. guns, however, was so warm that, after dropping the bomb, it sped away.

The two heroes are Leading, smoke. pouring: from the other. Aircraftman Michael Campion and The next day he attacked and Three bombs were dropped First Class Aircraftman Ernest destroyed one Heinkel and one earlier at a town in South-West; Ralph "Clyde Frost.

Junkers aircraft. During another England. A house was damaged When Two Blenheim bombers night, in dcult circumstances, and a young gardener was in-were in collision while taking off he destroyed yet another enemy jured. He was taken to hospital one of them burst into flames. aircraft. and detained. Eight soldiers also! Not knowing that the pilot} received treatment, but only one

This · squadron-leader was the sole occupant, Aircraft- was detained.

Maxwell Aitken, thirty-year- "man' Frost promptly entered the A Heinkel 111 made a surprise

old-son of Lord Beaverbrook, rear cockpit, which was full of ráid over a north-east town

· Minister' of ́Alroräft. Production. smoke and fumes, 'In soarch.:of dropping six high explosive.

Ho--hàs - boon — awarded the the wireless operator. bombs. Four unoccupied: houses

**D.F.C *for his "great"ɗash (and Satisfying himself that no-one were damaged and between thirty was there he climbed

gallantry." out, arid, and: forty people were injured, nearly exhausted, ran to the

.Squadron-Leader four severely.

ficial bag front cockpit, where Londing-

of enemy 'planes is Aircraftman Campion was trying Flight-Sergeant William Henry

eight. to rescue the pilot.

WANTS POPE AND

PRIMATE IN CANADA

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was

Aitken's; of-

•Working heroically, both men Franklin, who wins the D.F.M.,. pulled the pilot from the burning shot down one Junkers and two wreckage, just before the pétrol Messerschmidts and with his 'sec- tanka exploded.

|tion-destroyed three other enemy

aircraft. The pilot died later, Leading Aircraftman Campion,

:

at Harlesden U.S. WAR FERVOUR

a shop assistant béfère, joining Colonel the Reverend R. H. the RA.F., lives Steacy, of Ottawa, the senior N.W. Canadian chaplain in the last war, Aircraftman Frost : is has proposed to Mr. Mackenzie Canadian. King, the Prime Minister, that: he should invite the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury toʻgo to

Minister's Son

DROPS

Only 14 per cent, of the Ameri- can population now favours

|Canada to live together at Casa An RA.F. squadron-lender, United States intervention in the

Loma.Cristle, Toronto..

while leading a patrol over: Bruse war, according to Gallup poll Colonel Stency states that while sels, attacked one of twelve Hein-gures. Britain had promised not to bomb kel 111's, which was Anally This is a "drop of 5 per cent. Rome, she might be forced to it seen losing height, will one of its since June 11, when the last sur- the enemy bomb London.

Twings on fire and with black vey was completed.