GERMAN CLAIMS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1940, Page 5

GERMAN CLAIMS

WAR ON MERCHANT SHIPPING ALLEGED DESTRUCTION OF BRITISH PLANES. DEATHS & DAMAGE ADMITTED IN GERMANY. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) BERLIN, June 28. A communique states: “CaptainLieutenant Prien announced the sinking of 40,000 tons of enemy shipping. The Air Force, during the night of Juno 27/28, successfully attacked British armament factories and also attacked Southern England and the Midlands. Explosions and great fires were observed. British machines crossed the Belgian and Dutch coasts at various points on June 27. They were attacked by our fighters, which in one case shot down all six invading planes. Two other British machines succeeded in reaching the neighbourhood of Hanover and dropped bombs. Many were killed and injured and a certain amount of damage was done. On the night of June 27/28, British planes again flew over Western and Northern Germany. Bombs dropped at several points hiL-houses, resulting in numerous deaths and*' injuries. Our fighters shot down two enemy machines. “A British machine attempted to bomb the aerodrome at Stavanger, but was shot down. The enemy lost a total of twelve planes in aerial combat, and four through anti-aircraft fire. One of our machines is missing.”