"Finally, the warships disappeared in the west, while the planes turned tail and went eastward. As far as we could see," the spokesman continued, "neither the warships nor tre air raiders were hit.
"During the clash, when we were in the middle of it wath bombs dropping all round, we made ready to get into our small lifeboat if nece:- sary. We cut our fishing-lines and tried to draw away to the west, but ships and planes moved westward, to^, and we had to change om conve several times not to be rammed by the warships or hit by the planes.
"When the din of battle died away, we found our fishing-lines again. No ships or planes were to be seen.
"Shortly after, however, we heard a violent explosion and saw flames lighting up the sky to the west, Later great red plane zoomed out of the west, circled over the site of tne battle in our vicinity, and then disappeared," the fishermen's spokesman concluded, according to the "Suanmoersposten Aalesund,"—Havas, Tax Concession to
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