BOMBING OF DESTROYERS
EXPLANATION SOUGHT Precautions in Future. Press Association —Copyright. Received 11.30 a.m. , London, April 8. When the commander of the British cruiser Shropshire,! ’accompanied by the Vice-Consul .at Palma, called on the Port Admiral and Colonel Franco, commander of the Air Forces; at Majorca, with reference to the attack ou the British destroyers Gallant, and Insurgent, the latter explained that they sent ilTFee land planes to -attack Government destroyers which were reported to be operating between Valr encia and Alicante. It was conceivable that- they, unfortunately, mistook the Gallant for a Government warship. Colonel Franco meanwhile has instructed the aircraft to take the greatest care -to examine the identity marks of vessels before taking hostile action.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 403, 9 April 1937, Page 5
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118BOMBING OF DESTROYERS Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 403, 9 April 1937, Page 5
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