The Archive · 1939

Fleet in North Sea

Darkness Enables Enemy Fleet to Escape; Several Nazi Warplanes Crippled After Encounter at Sea

FPOLLOWING the encounter reported Fast night between British Copenhagen, Oct. 10.

cruisers and a squadron of German bombers over the North Sea, it is now confirmed that two of German planes made a forced landing in Denmark. A third plane is reported to have descended in Norway andthe crew has been taken into custody by the Norwegian Government. One plane is believed to have fallen into the sea off the Danish coast, while another bomber was sighted flying very low over the southern part of Jutland and was fired upon by Danish anti-aircraft guns.—Reuter.

London, Oct. 9.

Repeated actions took place today in the north-eastern areas of the North Sea between German bombing aircraft and British cruisers and destroyers, according to an Admiralty announcement. No British ship is said to have been damaged, while German casualties are stated to be unknown.

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