The Archive · 1939

German Seaplane Wrecked

Thorshaven, Nov. 30, A German seaplane, carrying a crew of four, was wrecked yesterday on Suederoe, southern island of the Faroe group.—Reuter, Paris, Nov. 30.

A German warplane yesterday made a forced landing in Switzerland, according to a report broadcast by the Rome radio station. The report added that the crew of the aircraft had been interned.—Reuter, Germans Say "Daring Exploit."

Berlin, Nov, 30.

Authoritative circles here yesterday described the raid on the Borkum Island airdrome by eight Royal Air Force planes Tuesday as a "daring exploit."

The planes, flying at an altitude of only nine feet, they said, appeared out of the cloud banks, barely skimming the waves of the North Sea and dashed across the airdrome at such great speed that the German guns were unable to come into action. After vigorously strafing the airport and wounding one workman, the planes roared off, they said.—United Press.

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