The Archive · 1940

Intensive Attack on Ships

News has been received in London of a severe German air attack on shipping, but that no damage was: done either to warships or ships in convoy. Royal Air force fighters went up, but were unable to make contact with the German planes.

Fishing boats arriving at Scarborough said that two German planes carly this morning passed them close in the darkness, and fired heavy bursts from "machine-guns before the ships could extinguish their Tights.

Terrifle gunfire was heard at Berwick of 6 o'clock this morning, and ashes from guns Tit up the coast Inhabitants of the town got out. of bed and scanned the horizon from the const, bel

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