The Archive · 1938

British Steamer Bombed

Valencia, May 14.

A British ship, the Great End, was struck by bombs from a Nallonulist plane and set on fire today. The Vessel was hit during the course of three night alr raids over Valencia bby a strong Nationalist alr fleet.

Although Republicans said "that there" were no. casualties, carller reports indicate that twenty persons were killed on the vessel and eighteen wounded. Despite determined efforts to quell the fire, the ship was still aflame today:—United Press, Great Aerial Battle erect, ro mu "wc03"

Burgos, May 13.

Eighteen Nationalist planes today engaged 50 Republican machines in tremendous battle on the Teruel front. 'The Nationalists claim {to have' shot down, certainly eight phues and probably three more. Not a single Nationalist machine, they declare, was lost—Reuter,

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