The Archive · 1939

Daring RAF Raid Told in Detail

sPretAt, 70 He "Me London, Sept, 15.

British Alr Force raiders on German warships at Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel, at the entrance to Kiel, on September 4 swooped so low that they almost touched the masthead of a warship and saw in vivid detail all what was happening "on. her decks and the quayside, it is now revealed eye-witness account just issued, The leader of the first. flight of three machines describes how they started at 4 pin, in fine weather, but soon encountered coul weather. They reached Wilhelmshaven in two hours, "We could see." he continued, "0 warship taking on stores from teners, and could even see some wash-Ing Ona line, The ship's crews began fo fun fast to their stations, We "The second pilot flying behind saw {wo hits, He took a photograph just before he dropped his first bomb. As he tured homeward, "machinegun bullets like blue electric sparks began to nip past the tip of his wing. The third pilot saw the frst bomb drop from the second bomber, and said it appeared to drop amidships.

ty this time, the guns were going and the third pilot got some hot stuff Nevertheless, he dropped his bombs and made half a circuit around the battleship. Only one German machine was seen," It flew past and disappear ed, The Might returned at 730 p.m."

The emeers and crew of anoiller Aight which participated also give a They state that one of the aircraft Submarine Axis was hit several times by shells and bullets, but returned safely with its two petrol. tanks punctured, Mide-and-Seek in Clouds This second Might encountered halt

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