N.Z. PILOT’S PART
RAID ON SHIPPING VESSEL LEFT SINKING (2.30 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 28. The Air Ministry says the New Zealander, Pilot-Officer R. A. Peters, participated in the Humbombers attack against shipping iri the-Chan-nel, mentioned ' in last night’s communique. •'•'■■■" • ’ : • ~ Pilot-Officer Peters and a Canadian sergeant’ l after flying together across the Channel' for about three-quarters of an -hour spotted three ships south from Guernsey.- -■ _ Pilot - Officer Peters said: we attacked the leading two. I twice scored direct hits on mine and the Canadian also scored a hit. I circled the ships afterwards and saw both badly listing. One was sinking When wc ieft." ■
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 5
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103N.Z. PILOT’S PART Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 5
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