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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 12, 1939.

Nazi Bomber Riddled At 18,000 Feet

R.A.F. MEN DESCRIBE A THRILLING AIR BATTLE

By DOUGLAS WILLIAMS

"Daily Telegraph" Special War Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Standing in the mud of a Service aerodrome in France this morning, I talked with the three Royal Air Force pilots who were directly involved in yesterday's successful battle with German 'planes over the British lines.

Scattered around the improvised field were the squadron's fighter machines, some ready for instan taneous take-off, others being refuelled and checked by mechanics.

The weather was cold and misty and the ceiling al- most zero, all in sharp contrast to the bright sunny day and blue sky with unlimited horizon that yesterday tempted the German 'planes to make their disastrous at- tempt at a photographic reconnaissance over our posi- tions.

The three pilots, aged respectively 22, 23 and 26, had none of them been in the Service for more than three years. All previously had been in business. One had been with a firm of flour millers, the second, hailing from Surbiton, had worked in the City, and the third had originally beenjaring, and the landing wheels of the machine dropped, either because the an apprentice at the De-controls had been cut by bullets or Havilland vrks in Eng- because the plot had dropped them

in a sign of surrender, land.

All pilots flew single-seater Fighters. One had shot down one of the Germans after a brief air battle and followed him down to watch him land in field far behind the British front.

In any case, the machine started to spiral downward and our plot, ceasing fire on an apparently dis- abled enemy, followed it down to- wards the ground, by this Line 18,000 feet below.

The German touched In a field, hedge-hopped over n couple of the Bitches,

and finally landed with a The other had forced

against a bedge. second 'plane down into Belgi- The wreck of his machine, as it.

crash

um. He was, of course, unable was inspected by R.A.F. officers to-

Atlantic

Crossed In

13 Hours

IMPERIAL 'AIRWAYS' Bying boat Cabot has made a new re- cord for the Bight from Ireland to Newfoundland-13 hours, 2 min~ utes, writes the Air Correspon- dent,

The previous record for the cast- to-went crossing of the North Atlantio of 13hr. 22 min, was, set up by Captain D. C. T. Bennett in Mercury, upper half of the Mayo composite machine, in 1937.

Captale Gordon Store was pilot of Cabot,

Since the war began Iroperlat Airways have carried on the regu- lar North Atlantic mall service between London and New York.

When fee closes the marine 'alt bases at Newfoundland and Mon- treal, Britain's only air link with the American continent will stop.

WITH THE

RIVAL PATROLS

Front Line Night Adventures

By RICHARD CAPELL

dent with the French Army

FRANCE. November brought downpours

to follow him into neutral terri- day, showed that the Interior of the "Daily Telegraph" War Correspon- tory, but he told me that the fuselage was a shambles of blond- stains and riddled metal, showing machine appeared to be plung-more than 200 bullet-holes. ing earthwards out of control, The German plot, by some miracle.. with smoke emerging from the survived untouched, but the two other of rain, day after day, and now tall, and that it seemed Certain members of his crew were seriously the hills have already been seen Injured and now lie in a French hos- trying on, as it were, their man-

it must have erashed.

Spotted At 20,000ft.

The alarm was given shortly after

10 yesterday morning, and within 14 minutes half a dozen of our machines were in the air.

At almost the same

time one of

pital.

an

One had such a narrow escape that tle of snow which will before

eyebrow was neatly severed, and was actually found adhering to the wall of the machine.

The British pilot, who had told me the dimdence and his story, with

the German Heinkel twin-engined non-chalance one expected, admitted bombers

was spotted flying very that he had been greatly excited. over high, about 20,000 feet and the two his first air fight. machines that started to chase him had full 40 minutes' flight at top speel

he

long he their regular wear.

The rivers are in flood, and all this spells the abomination of mud for infantry and artillery.

I have visited in the last few days

batteries of various calibres and also the outposts of a cavalry regiment, which has left its horses in the rear and is holding a section of the front

In the hurry of his departure from the ground he had failed to put online. his overcoat, and wore only his uni- form tunic,

The ways are woodland paths which have been trampled into slough. It is not yet the desperate

with

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The German machine made little attempt to evade pursuit, but con- "Waiting Hardest To Bear" tinued flying in a straight line, ap- parently unaware was being I asked him whether he had not mid of a land that has been blasted

shelling. The country LAST WEEK DECEMBER LIVERPOOL via Suox, Mar- felt the cold at that great height followed.

As our machines started to come even in a cockpit protected by a slid-ments as turned brooks from their within range the German rearing top.

courses and made pools, like those of FORTNIGHTLY the old Passchendaele front, in which gunner swung in his swivelling hammock seat in the upper part of the gun cockpit in the tall, storied firing bursts, but his alm was poor or the range too far as they did no harm

Our other machine, coolly waiting! for the perfect range, roared on to the enemy, and finally, from within only a few hundred yards, gave him a full burs! from the synchronised machine-guns that made up the arma- ment of his Oghter.

Spiralled, To Earth

"No," he replied, "the excitement must have kept me warm."

I asked him whether he had felt any fear or nervousness.

"It's the waiting about that's -hard-to-bear," be replied, like.onc.

man con drown.

The Whispering Post `

It is still rare to see a lleid pilted

feels before a football match. Once with shell-holes, and such firing as you're in the air all that vanishes, there is seems indolent, as though and you think of only one thing some battery had taken it into its n few score of rounds that other feller' who'll get you if head to fire

out of boredom with the dank you don't get him."

And yet, with all his excitement, autumnal day. it is to be noted that this young pilot,

was t

to

But the mud is such as to make

stan-

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in his first experience of actunt war the fut of Drese gunners unenviable fare, had the necessary coolness to enough by ordinary civilian

A unit in the front line consents The pilot, who, as I saw him this hold his fire until the enemy was in dards. morning in well-pressed uniform and the perfect place at the best range

a visit being paid to one of Ils brightly polished black shoes, resem-in other words, until he presented

observation posts. The stipulation is bled anything but the rough and himself as the ideal target.

The second British pilot also had made that conversation shall be in a tumble fighter freshly emerged from an aerial dog fight, told me he could a stern chise, and it was not until whisper, for the Germans are near.

The Germans, too, must have been plainly see his bullets spatter into the he had followed the Boche 'plane for

whispering. Or perhaps they had enemy's fuselage.

nshot at him.

of nothing to brief exchange

say to one another that There Smoke started to emerge from the

of machine-gun Arc. The afternoon. Net a word, at any rate, German machine and one propellor bursts

was wide, but our was to be heard from their side. cut out. The German gunner's Germans' nim

The village across the way looked machine

Immediately stopped pilot was accurate, and within what Bun

war secmed to be seemed but a few minutes the second intact. The German plane plunged into a nose-sulking. But it is not n lazy war for observation post. dive and disappeared nld a plune the men at this

enough on nt smoke, crashing down into Bel-Night brings adventures

this front, where the word "ne" glum.

seems Inapplicable, for there la no conventional trench system, and French and German explore each other's felds and woods under cover of darkness.

Appeal For Support

Horticultural Society To Hold Annual Meeting

Three Cameras Found

in the German 'plane, a well-built solid machine, which was brought down, three large cameras

the bomb racks were found, but

д on

were

photographic reconnais-

empty. Premimably, as the machine price, they had not been filled be-

fore departure.

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Shoop Dogs Givo Alarm

The Germans are said to have clever collaborators In their sheep- are trained to detect On a shelf in the fuselage still faydogs, which The annual meeting of the Hong- kong Horticultural Society is to be the crew's rations-tusty ham sund- French patrols. If the dogs are out held in the Board Room of Jardinc, wiches and fresh chocolate, all neatly with the German patrol they "point" cellophane or sliver ike a retrlover when they detect the French party. But it a dog is ol Matheson & Co. Ltd., on Tuesday, wrapped la December 19 at 5.15 p.m.

The machine was a new one, the by liselt it is trained to go backs masters if it has The report of the Society states:

manufacturers date being marked barking to its The annual show of flowers and 1839, while a Vercy light found in it"smelt" men of the other side.

I talk with a soldier. He tells me vegetables took place at St. John's was stamped as late as September, Place (opposite the Helena May 1939.

things about the night's work not for Institute) on March 9 and 10, and The metal eagle, presumably the publication, and winds up by saying

There was # was a great success,

insignia of the German squadron at that the Cerreans are not really half record attendance this year, but con-

bomber came, so crafty as they are made out to be. Goslar, whence the

Fie is plastered"with" mud, and his sidering the large number of resid- and the Swastika on the fuselage, ents who could avail themselves of will be presented to the mess of the ye days' growth of beard makes magnificent brigand. But

the opportunity afforded by the British squadron 打 permanent him look Society of seeing a show of flowers souvenirs of a successful day's hunt- at home in smiling valley of the Loire, he keeps n tobacco shop. He and vegetables comparing very fav ing

done Good work also was

by shows me hla dug-out. It is toler- ourably with any provincial show in England, the Committee hopes to public will patronise the show in still British anti-aircraft batteries, but able as such things go, but less than

the German 'planca flow so high as snug.

Late at night I can get out of mud- larger numbers, The number of ento be out of their range. One Devon trics also constituted a record,

of ex-Territoriala was re-dy puttees und stretch myself on a extra singing had to be constructed ported to have reached very rapid dry bed. But sleep does not come to accommodate all the exhibits.

guns, and it was at once, for thinking of my tobac rate of fire with

contat from the Lbite in his dank.

and

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The membership roll alanda at 10 in action within 30 seconds. Ilfe members and 223 ordinary mem- The unwounded German pilot, a and hazardous wood. bera as against 10 life members and young man of only 19, was visited 232 ordinary members in the previous to-day by his successful opponent: year. As the membership roll is The two pilots, German and British, decreasing each year, the Committee exchanged, a few polite words, and appeals strongly once again to all the German expressed his thunks at members to make an endeavour to the courtesy of the call. induce as many of their friends as He has since been removed for possible, who are interested in gar examination by intelligence officers, dening, to join the Society, The financial state of the Society remains sound.

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