SUPERIOR FRENCH AND BRITISH PLANES
GERMAN AIRMEN TAKEN PRISONER
(Elec. Tel. Copyright.—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 23, 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON, Nov. 22,
The special correspondent of the Associated i ress of Great Britain on the Western Front says that Allied lighters swept the German raiders from the skies to-day, shooting down seven while anti-aircraft guns destroyed a total ot nine. The French lost two fighter planes. One pilot escaped iy parachute. The other.was killed when his parachute did no. open. Excellent visibility marked the resumption of intense aerial activity. First an enemy Dornier plane was shot down at Nancy. The pilot escaped by parachute and was taken prisoner on landing.
Later a French patrol engaged Mcsserschmitts over Strasbourg and disabled three German machines. All the pilots parachuted behind the French lines and were taken prisoner. A British Hurricane fighter to the northward brought down a Heinkel bomber after a sharp engagement. The German pilot endeavoured to escape across Belgium. lhe machine started to break up and the pilot made a descent by parachute. 'The plane, which was riddled with bullets, crashed in Belgium. Three bullet-riddled bodies were found in the wreckage.
British and French fighters also shot down two more Mcsserschmitts further south.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 11
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203SUPERIOR FRENCH AND BRITISH PLANES Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 11
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