1941-08-28 — Page 20

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Both Local and Coastal

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1941.

BLENHEIMS

MAKE

HAY AMONG GERMAN NORTH SEA CONVOYS

PICKINGS ARE BECOMING a bit rare

these days for the boys of the Coastal Com- JUNKERS

mand and therefore when the eager eyes of

these flyers observe a large German convoy CRASH

IN EIRE

they allow no obstacle or danger to stand in their way.

On Tuesday at about noon a group of Blenheim bombers flying on patrol without benefit of fighter escorts sighted a large enemy convoy off the German Frisian Islands.

It was on, rved that the con- voy was extremely well protect- ed. There were six "fake" shuns. which are vessels especially fitters as anti-aircraft destroyers, bristl- Wik GUNS. guarding the merchantnien, while above circled # patrof of Messerschmitt at about 1,000 feet

MAN DEAD IN PARK

A JU88 WHICH CRASHED IN EIRE ON TUESDAY 18 AN EX- AMPLE OF WHAT MUST FRE- QUENTLY HAPPEN TO RAID. ERS ON BRITAIN WHICH ARE ONLY CLAIMED AS "DAM- AGED."

Two fighter pilots intercepted the JU88 in St. George's Channel late in the afternoon and attack- ed at once. On return to their station they reported it as only

A PARK-KEEPER FIELDS. ENLELO SEX). IN EARLY DISCOVERED A DEAD MANI AND AN UNCONSCIOUS GIRL ON THE GRASS.

AT HILLY damaged. (MIDDLE- MORNING

AGAINST THIS FORMIDABLE LINE THE BLENHEIMS ROAR ED IN LOW TO THE ATTACK.

The Arst plot singled out

Nearby was a bottle of tablets. freighter as target and the crew |

The girl,

Viole! Mundin, 19, behoves he got, het although they į Theobalds Park Road. Enfield, could not verify because the I was stated to be progressing. pilot bad to make a sharp turn! to avoid hilting the ship's mast.

Great Flash

Anther Hersheim attneked. reighter, dropping bombs amid- ships causing a great flush

nir.

of

Laler news came that a JU88 had crashet in Eire. Comparison leave little doubt that I was the of the times and other de'p's

same aircraft.

There are many Germany 'planes left in similar condition over the sen which never return to fly for The man. Thomas Mills, 33, the Luftwaffe though their des- married, with two children, Ban-truction cannot be confirmed. stead-avenue, Edmonton, N., was, They go into the list of enemy a chemist's assistant,

aircraft "damaged" by fighter He and the girl had worked in pilots, --- British Wireless. the same shop.

V

imes and smuke to leap into the NEW GOVERNOR OF ROTARY IN BRITAIN

The other crews busily occupi-

ad themselves bombing and machine-gunning the ships and

escorts.

BERMUDA

It is announced in London that Viscount Knollys has been ap- Mr. Thomas Jefferson Davis, one pointed Governor and Comman-of the most prominent Rotarians der-in-Chief of Bermuda, succeed-in the United States and President Meanwhile, as was expected, ing Lieut-General Sir Denis Kir-of Rotary International, will short- the enemy aircraft escort peeled win Bernard. whose resignationly arrive in Britain to study the off and came down to engage the has been accepted by the King, British Rotary movement under Blenheims which were skilfully The appointment follows the re- war conditions. Mr. Davis will be intent on creating havoc amongst cent decision that the governor | the guest of the British association. the merchantmen but the British should be a clvilian.-Reuter. were ready for this contingency and one flight of Blenheims, act- ing as a section in flying forma- tion, adopted evasive tactics while its gunners kept a concentrated fire on the eneiny 'planes,

One gunner alone, according to the Air Ministry news ser- vice, fired 1,500 rounds of am- munition, He saw pieces fall off a Messerschmitt but there was no time for checking scores.

Blenheim Hit

Was

The flak ships put up a fierce defence and one Blenheim seen to fly through the thick of the barrage and receive ገ hit, It dived into the seu.

About an hour later Blen. helms with a fighter escort found even larger convoy off the Dutch coast.

an

There were two lines of mer- chantships, staggered in line as- tern with flak ships at the four corners of the convoy and two in the middle on side.

the

seaward

Guns on shore reinforced the ftak ships' barrage.

Enemy fighters were seen but they, stood off, not engaging elthor the Blenheima or the escort fighters.

A Blenheim attacked one of the largest ships In the convoy from a height of 50 feet, dropping a bomb which blew all the top works from amidships causing a billow of black smoke imme- diately to cover the entire vèssel.

Quickly Sank

The following Blenheim drop- ped a bomb on the same ship which broke up and quickly sank.

In all, four other ships were hit and toft blanketed in flames. Both fighters and bombers machine-gunned the bridges and- decks of many of the ships.

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"Nothing could have lived on those bridges after we had put such loads of lead in them," suld one Blenheim gunner.-Reuter......

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