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BOMBING OF RESCUERS LAUNCH CREW GUNNED INCIDENT IN THE CHANNEL (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 10, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 9 More than a score of times since the outbreak of the war the highspeed launches of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command have been sent out to rescue German airmen adrift in the sea after being shot down. Often on these occasions these small boats have had to face violent weather and a number of times have stayed out at sea 24 hours. On Thursday one of the launches went into the English Channel to rescue survivors of a sinking merchant ship. It must have been obvious it was acting as a lifeboat. Nevertheless, a German aircraft came down low and machine-gunned the launch. The crew carried on, however, and completed the rescue of the seamen.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21188, 10 August 1940, Page 8
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141NAZI BRUTALITY Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21188, 10 August 1940, Page 8
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