London, Jan. 3.
New details learned today further clarity the account of the thrilling air battle north-west of Heligoland.
The three British heavy bombers had left their base on patrol search. ing for German war-ships. Suddenly, at a point about 80 miles from Heligoland and about 80 miles north of Borkum, they were sighted by a flight of twelve Messerschmidts, who immediately attacked them.
The third British plane came home the surface of the water, He ma'n-tained this altitude for a half hour. In the flight homewards, the rear gunner of the bomber accounted for one Navi plane, and the foreword gunner for one more.—Havas,
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