London, Nov. 10.
The Royal Air Force obtained important naval data ina daylight veconnaissance Might over north-west ern Germany carried out yesterday by RAF, planes, the Air Ministry announced, "Despite heavy anti-air~ craft fire, the announcement said, an Important German naval base was successfully photographed, and other 'Valuable information was' obtained.
One speedy German plane flew over fa broad area of England yesterday morning in the most daring German Teeonnalgsanee fight since the out~ Deeale of the European War. The plane "penetrated British aerial defences in south Lancashire, Cheshire fand north Wales and crossed the heart of England. British anti-aircraft bat~ teries laid down a barrage round the German invader at Manchester and other points and. Royal Air Force DUEsUIE planes took the air.
An official announcement later said the pursuit planes "drove the enemy aircraft away." No bombs were dropped by the German plane, the: announcement said.
An eye-witness in Lancashire reported that the plane was of medium size and dark colour and was flying at an altitude of about 4000 feet, "Shells burst near the machine which eventually speeded toward the cast. People in many cities affected by the air raid warnings refused to enter bomb shelters and gazed at the sky in the hope of catching a glimpse of the raider," he said.
'The' alarm in one town coificlded with A. R.P. tests. In another town, man in charge of a horse and cart Fefused to enter an air raid shelter until his. horse had been unhitched and placed behind the vehicle, British ress reports said—United Press,
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