AIR FORCE PATROLS
NORTH SEA VIGILANCE NAZIS OPEN FIRE ANSWER WITH BOMBS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 12 noon RUGBY, Dec 26 The Air Ministry to-day announced: “Throughout yesterday, although it was Christmas Day, the Royal AitForce continued witli unrelaxed vigilance their patrols covering our fishing fleets in the North Sea. "Certain of our aircraft observed German patrol vessels in the eastern part of the North Sea. These vessels opened fire on our aircraft, which took retaliatory bombing action. Hits were not observed and no damage was done to our aircraft.” GERMAN VERSION (Reed. Dec. 27, 12 noon.) BERLIN; Dec. 26. The German high command states that machine-guns repulsed a British warplane attack on German patrol boats in the Heligoland Bight.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20130, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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120AIR FORCE PATROLS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20130, 27 December 1939, Page 7
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